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As we started this endeavor we thought that we would never need at tractor unless we wanted to bale hay. We read tons of material on MiG and Mob grazing and were confident in the miraculous effects of simply grazing in a well managed manor. Well, this weekend I strayed from that a little when [...] There hasn’t been a lot of new things happening at the farm lately other than spreading a little more grass and clover seed on the pasture and continuing to move and feed all the animals. Feed is usually a major expense on any farm that raises meat or eggs so any free food can go [...] When first started looking into raising cattle and converting cropland into pasture a little over a year ago we knew that we wanted to do things as well as we could. We had LOTS of grasses and legumes to choose from and most of all, we wanted a lot of variety in our pastures. This [...] So, our entire farm is being based on perennial grasses, legumes, and other plants that people may consider weeds. These plants feed the cows, hogs, and chickens to some degree and for the cows it is 100% of their diet. Our overall philosophy is that the more greens we can get the animals to eat, [...] |
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