Rising costs of testing and consolidation of forage seed companies have led to declining entries in public forage variety tests and many universities have discontinued their testing programs. The remaining tests are also at risk of vanishing unless all stakeholders—producers, industry, and public universities—can agree on modifications that …
more ...A new video series from SARE introduces sustainable agriculture concepts, including grazing, in bite-sized animated chunks about three minutes each.
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Raising animals outdoors on deep-rooted, perennial pastures can have significant benefits for the environment, animal welfare, and human health.
Yet, today, pastured meat remains a niche market. It’s estimated that less than 5% of the 32 million beef cattle, 5% of the 121 million hogs, and 0.01% of …
more ...Northeast Pasture Consortium member Troy Bishopp has released the new grazing planning charts for 2020.
Madison County, NY, SWCD has the 2020-21 charts available for free download, with ten- and twelve-month charts, and many examples.
You can learn more about the charts and how to use them at On Pasture …
more ...The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) held a national conference in April, 2018, on “Our Farms, Our Future Conference: Envisioning the Next 30 Years of Sustainable Agriculture.”
All of the plenary and breakout sessions are now viewable online as both PDF and YouTube videos. Of special interest to Grazing …
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