Stories by Beth Kruprzak

Beth Kruprzak is a grassland conservationist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. Questions or comments can be sent in care of Farm and Dairy, P.O. Box 38, Salem, OH 44460.

Were you prepared for the dry spell?

Thursday, September 3, 2009 by Beth Kruprzak

Earlier in the year there were several articles in this column addressing planning ahead for the possibility of drought.
In April, Mark Sulc warned us to “Plan now for the summer slump,” which is the time of slower growth we experience every summer. In his article he addressed the importance of not overgrazing your pastures, […]

Why would you consider management intensive grazing?

Thursday, April 16, 2009 by Beth Kruprzak

Many of you have seen them — farms split into paddocks where the animals are rotated each week, every three days, once a day or even every 12 hours.
Some of you may wonder why? Why go to all of that hassle? Is it really worthwhile?
I suppose to some, all of those division fences […]