The presentations from the 2017 Appalachian Grazing Conference are now viewable online.

Topics include:

• Can fat be healthy?
• Evaluating the cost of lime
• Beyond grandfather’s grasses
• Alternative watering systems for livestock
• The future of grazing
• Soil health in pastures
• Risk management in livestock production
• Pasture quality for pasture finished …

Allen Williams, Gabe Brown and Neil Dennis manage grazing to increase soil carbon and profitability.

SOIL CARBON COWBOYS from Peter Byck on Vimeo.

Case Study: Dairies Using Ultra-high Stocking Density Grazing in New York and Pennsylvania
Dr. Kathy Soder, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit, University Park, PA

Full factsheet (PDF)

Ultra-high stocking density (UHSD) grazing, sometimes referred to as “mob grazing”, is characterized by:

• high stocking density (units bodyweight …

Central New York RC&D has prepared the 2014 version of its grazing monitoring charts. These and other resources are available at their website.

Grazing few hours during the afternoon and evening
Dr. Kathy Soder, USDA ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit

Facts

• Cattle concentrate grazing during the afternoon and evening.
• Pasture presents the highest sugar, digestibility and less fiber concentrations in the afternoon and evening.
• Afternoon pasture allocations increases duration and …