{"id":2195,"date":"2011-04-26T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2011-04-26T14:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2011-11-15T17:59:10","modified_gmt":"2011-11-15T22:59:10","slug":"a-few-more-thoughts-on-pasture-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/2011\/04\/a-few-more-thoughts-on-pasture-management\/","title":{"rendered":"A Few More Thoughts on Pasture Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2203\" title=\"pasture\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pasture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Pasture management is a system by which farmers and ranchers manage their acreage in order to gain the best possible yield for their animals with as little stress on the land as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Regular \u201cpasture walks\u201d accomplish a great deal and allow the farmer to recognize the rate of consumption of the grasses and plants as well as address any problems that arise.<\/p>\n<p>A conscientious farmer will also pay attention to the amount of manure collecting on the pasture.<\/p>\n<p>Positive management practices will impede erosion and preclude runoff reaching streams and waterways. (This is especially important if you live near an environmentally fragile area like a riparian buffer, for instance.)<\/p>\n<p>Rotational grazing will allow sufficient re-growth and minimize damage from animal \u201ctramping\u201d as well.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-2200\" title=\"pasture_graze\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pasture_graze.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/>Pasture management is a year-round responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to soil-test your pasture. See if there&#8217;s anything to \u201cfeed\u201d it so that it may, in turn, provide feed for your livestock.<\/p>\n<p>The local cooperative extension in your area is, as always, a great resource!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pasture management is a system by which farmers and ranchers manage their acreage in order to gain the best possible yield for their animals with as little stress on the land as possible. Regular \u201cpasture walks\u201d accomplish a great deal and allow the farmer to recognize the rate of consumption of the grasses and plants [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[35,18,37,19,59,183,36,40,72],"class_list":["post-2195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","tag-family","tag-farming","tag-goats","tag-hobbyfarm","tag-pasture","tag-pasture-management","tag-pennsylvania","tag-raising-sheep","tag-riparian-buffer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2195"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2195\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.homegrownonahobbyfarm.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}