Tag: rotational grazing

Rotational grazing boosts pasture health and extends grazing seasons, but infrastructure costs can hold many farmers back. Monroe SWCD's Wyatt Feldner talks in this week's Dirt on Conservation column about how virtual fencing technology uses solar GPS collars and smartphone apps to easily manage livestock boundaries without building internal fences.

Cows need shade, too. That's one of the reasons why farmer Mark Harvey Smith decided to implement agroforestry practices on his 142-acre Pittsburgher Highland Farm in Mt. Pleasant, Pennsylvania. With the help of Pasa Sustainable Agriculture and the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Smith recently had 300 to 400 trees and shrubs planted on his farm for silvopasture and a riparian buffer.

Grazing too early is like cashing a check before payday. Learn why waiting for proper plant height and using rotational grazing protects your forage all season.

Shift from livestock producer to forage manager, writes T.J. Wells, from Ohio State University Extension - Washington County. Use soil testing, rotational grazing and strategic rest to build deep roots and productive pastures.

Pete Conkle and Jimmy Giannone discuss rotational grazing, native plants and more at a grazing workshop at Conkle Family Farms on Aug. 20, 2025.

Finding ways to meet the needed water demands can improve the efficiency of pasture use, writes OSU Extension Educator Dean Kreager.