The art and science of grazing : how grass farmers can create sustainable systems for healthy animals and farm ecosystems /

Grazing management might seem simple. Just put livestock in a pasture and let them eat their fill. However, as Sarah Flack explains in The Art and Science of Grazing, the pasture/livestock relationship is incredibly complex. If a farmer doesn't pay close attention to how the animals are grazing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Flack, Sarah, 1969- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Publishing, [2016]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Benefits of good pasture management
  • Types of grazing systems
  • Grazing-adapted plants
  • Pasture soil health
  • Managing pasture plants
  • Common pasture plants
  • The unique digestive ability of ruminants
  • Ruminant nutrition from pasture
  • Meeting livestock nutritional needs
  • Grazing behavior
  • 100 percent grassfed
  • Health concerns
  • Pasture math: calculating acreage
  • Grazing system design and infrastructure
  • Putting it all together.