The last time I looked, I saw the grass standing still and the cows moving. Why is it we're trying to make the cows stand still and move the grass to them?
Alan Nation commenting on Rotational Grazing.
Turning cows loose to graze a patch of pasture for 12 hours, then leading them onto a new patch, allows pasture to recover, much like pruning your plants at home.
It reduces the need for fossil fuels, lowering the carbon footprint, and the need for soil burning synthetic chemicals as well, providing the food that is a cow’s birthright, at a lower cost, making both the farm and the cows healthier and happier.
When cows graze they distribute their manure naturally. A cow paddy armors itself against the elements with a sun-baked skin that prevents rapid run-off from contaminating ground and surface water, allowing the life in the soil to regenerate itself at its own pace, building better pasture, and healthier soil: truly Life-Enhancing Agriculture. Even off season, the cows wander, fertilizing the fields for next years crop.
Rather than expend energy on increasing production per cow, we concentrate on farming grass and legumes. The rewards of producing premium pasture result in premium quality milk to make premium quality cheese.
When cows graze they distribute their manure naturally. A cow paddy armors itself against the elements with a sun-baked skin that prevents rapid run-off from contaminating ground and surface water, allowing the life in the soil to regenerate itself at its own pace, building better pasture, and healthier soil: truly Life-Enhancing Agriculture. Even off season, the cows wander, fertilizing the fields for next years crop.
Rather than expend energy on increasing production per cow, we concentrate on farming grass and legumes. The rewards of producing premium pasture result in premium quality milk to make premium quality cheese.
