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(Pasture Land Management System (PLMS) FAQ About Grazing |
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Author: numerous |
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State: VA Year: 2002 |
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Excerpt: FAQ including Definitions, Financial Aspects of Grazing Management Systems, Management-Intensive Grazing (MiG), Pasture Growth Dynamics & the Effects of Grazing, Pasture Quality, Planning Procedures for Establishing Rotational Grazing Systems
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Assessing the Pasture Soil Resource |
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Author: Sullivan |
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State: US Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: This technical note provides methods to determine biological activity of pasture soils & practical tips on improving the usefulness of typical soil & plant samples.
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Bloat |
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Author: Undersander, Combs |
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State: WI Year: 2001 |
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Excerpt: Bloat is a digestive disorder characterized by an accumulation of gas in the first two compartments of a ruminant's stomach (the rumen & reticulum). Observable bloat can occur after as little as 15 minutes of grazing.
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Controlled Grazing |
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Author: Mueller, Green |
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State: NC Year: 1995 |
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Excerpt: Controlled grazing is a method for regulating how often & how much to graze in order to control the quality, yield, consumption & persistence of forage from pasture. Controlled grazing attempts to optimize animal performance & reduce wasted forage
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Controlled Grazing of Virginia Pastures |
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Author: White, Wolf |
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State: VA Year: 2000 |
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Excerpt: Regardless of the grazing method(s) utilized, the goal is to provide the amount & quality of the forage required by the particular class of grazing animal, while maintaining or improving the vigor of the plants being grazed.
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Dairy Farmers Try Various Techniques To Be Profitable |
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Author: Swisher |
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State: VA Year: 1998 |
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Excerpt: Rotational grazing can provide an opportunity for some (not all) dairy producers to reduce cost as well as increase their net cash farm income. Rotational grazing is an environmentally sound alternative to dry-lot feeding.
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Determining Pasture Condition |
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Author: Cosgrove, Understander, Davis |
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State: WI Year: 1996 |
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Excerpt: Pasture condition scoring involves the visual examination of 10 categories which have an impact on pasture condition. The total score for an individual paddock is determined & that score is used to rank that paddock as very poor, poor, good or very good.
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Divying up the forage pie |
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Author: Sullivan |
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State: NY Year: 2003 |
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Excerpt: Since grazed land is still feeding your cows, you’re just changing your forage harvesting system & reducing your
need for forage storage. Remember, your herd will consume, on average, almost the same total amount of the forage pie every day.
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Eat Wild - Scientific journal references relevant to grass-based production. |
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Author: Robinson |
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State: US Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: Categories of scientific journal refereneces: Fats in products from pasture-raised and confinement-raised animals. Vitamin content… Environmental consequences… Animal health & welfare… Worker health… Meat quality…
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Eat Wild - The Clearinghouse for Information about Pasture-Based Farming (Tennessee) |
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Author: Robinson |
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State: TN Year: 2005 |
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Excerpt: List of Tennessee farmers who supply dairy products from grazing cows or eggs from pastured chickens. Many of the farms are organically certified. Map available to interactively click on state to find farms in state or region.
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