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"Improving Our Lot" - Planned Holistic Grazing, for starters..
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<blockquote data-quote="Sheila Cooke" data-source="post: 5120542" data-attributes="member: 44294"><p>A good grazing rule of thumb is 50% for the livestock, 50% for the land. Building on the "Build it and They Will Come" theme from Farmer Roy, in order to build the biodiversity in the soil, we need to think about feeding the soil. Leaving behind grass, and trampling it in is going to feed all the life in the soil. The remaining grass is also covering any bare patches, which has multiple benefits: prevents capping and soil erosion, and supports the creation of effective water and mineral cycles.</p><p></p><p>Another rule of thumb is when grass is growing fast, move them fast. When grass is growing slowly, move them slowly. It's counterintuitive, but when you follow this practice you will grow more grass. May / June are fast growing months in Europe. </p><p></p><p>In your case, your animals have stimulated grass growth in multiple ways (their saliva, pulling on the plants, the hoof action, the dung and urine are all growth stimulants for grass.) Moving them quickly through your farm gives your whole farm in May gives the stimulation it needs.</p><p></p><p>Now, when you return to this paddock, after having allowed for sufficient recovery time, you should find yourself building up a dense, tall sward. How many days of recovery are you planning to give it? What about you taking a photo from this same spot the next time you come back to this paddock (before and after grazing)? It will be interesting to see. (You could show the comparison of the three photos in a PPT slide and put the dates under each photo.)</p><p></p><p>Then, when grass growth slows down, usually in late July and August in the UK, you will have built up sufficient sward to slow down the movements in order to keep in step with the slower growth rate so you can avoid overgrazing plants.</p><p></p><p>Here is a video I love to watch. He says, "you don't want to scalp it." You need to leave some behind in order to get quicker recovery and taller grass.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]nnjklmugBfo[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sheila Cooke, post: 5120542, member: 44294"] A good grazing rule of thumb is 50% for the livestock, 50% for the land. Building on the "Build it and They Will Come" theme from Farmer Roy, in order to build the biodiversity in the soil, we need to think about feeding the soil. Leaving behind grass, and trampling it in is going to feed all the life in the soil. The remaining grass is also covering any bare patches, which has multiple benefits: prevents capping and soil erosion, and supports the creation of effective water and mineral cycles. Another rule of thumb is when grass is growing fast, move them fast. When grass is growing slowly, move them slowly. It's counterintuitive, but when you follow this practice you will grow more grass. May / June are fast growing months in Europe. In your case, your animals have stimulated grass growth in multiple ways (their saliva, pulling on the plants, the hoof action, the dung and urine are all growth stimulants for grass.) Moving them quickly through your farm gives your whole farm in May gives the stimulation it needs. Now, when you return to this paddock, after having allowed for sufficient recovery time, you should find yourself building up a dense, tall sward. How many days of recovery are you planning to give it? What about you taking a photo from this same spot the next time you come back to this paddock (before and after grazing)? It will be interesting to see. (You could show the comparison of the three photos in a PPT slide and put the dates under each photo.) Then, when grass growth slows down, usually in late July and August in the UK, you will have built up sufficient sward to slow down the movements in order to keep in step with the slower growth rate so you can avoid overgrazing plants. Here is a video I love to watch. He says, "you don't want to scalp it." You need to leave some behind in order to get quicker recovery and taller grass. [MEDIA=youtube]nnjklmugBfo[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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