Tag: pasture management
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TECHNOLOGY creates a fence without A physical Fence
Nofence creates invisible boundaries that safely contain livestock without physical fences. Each mature animal wears a GPS collar that tracks its location and guides it within the virtual pastures you define in the Nofence app. The system combines GPS positioning, cellular connectivity, escalating audio cues, and gentle electric pulses to form a reliable and flexible…
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“Graze to Save”
The temptation is there, to graze fall pastures too short in hopes of prolonging feeding hay. But, grazing fall pasture too short before the dormant season can actually affect plant health and growth next spring. Click the link to read more
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A Conversation on Grazing
A little on the long side, but packed with great info on everything from experimental crops for grazing, to various methods of bale grazing.
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Control Weeds Naturally
As livestock farmers a large percent of our work goes into pasture and forage management. Invasive, non-local weeds can be a big pain, and some are even damaging to our animals (poisonous) and local forage. This article addresses simple, natural solutions to weed control on the farm. We have always had the most success by…
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Farmer-led research
When you are considering trying something new it is always helpful to have the wisdom of others who have tried and failed or succeeded. We’ve done a little winter bale grazing with our Dexter herd, and the effects on the pasture are dramatic and obvious (a swath of lush green and clover through a mostly…