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| some Main methods of pasture renovation |
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-Prescribed burning – prairies in Great Plains
-Fertilize based on soil test recommendations
-Cross fencing
-Interseed legumes |
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| some info about Prescribed burning – prairies in Great Plains |
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Definition
-Kills undesirable species
-Ash serves as fertilizer
-Breaks seed dormancy |
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| some info about Fertilizing based on soil test recommendations |
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| some info about Cross fencing |
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Definition
-Enable rotational stocking
-Provides plants time to recover and regrow
-Limits over- and under-grazing
-Inexpensive |
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| some info about Interseed legumes |
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Definition
-Improves quality
-May improve seasonal distribution
-Adds nitrogen |
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| the Most extreme renovation method |
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| some details about tillage reseeding |
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Definition
-Exposes soil to erosion
-Possibility of best seedbed |
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| some details about no-tillage reseeding |
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Definition
-Requires killing/suppressing existing sod
-Need good seed-soil contact – drill must penetrate thatch layer |
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| things to consider when selecting species in pasture renovation |
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Definition
-Which species to plant?
-Variety choice is important |
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| things to consider when selecting which species to plant |
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Definition
-Adapted to region
-Have knowledge of management
-Provide feed quantity and quality needed |
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| things to consider when selecting which variety to plant |
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Definition
-All varieties (cultivars) are not the same
-Variety selection is important
-Check extension bulletins for comparative data |
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| some details about mixtures of forages |
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Definition
-Can extend grazing season
-Add variety to diet
-If includes legume, brings free N
-Can adapt to wider variety of environments |
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| some details about forage monocultures |
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Definition
-Easier to manage
-Lack of variation can limit stability in extreme environments (e.g., under drought, insect, disease pressure) |
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| the question when it comes to the decision of whether to plant a monoculture forage or a mixture of forages |
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| The question is whether a destabilizing force will upset that monoculture or if having a mixture of species will be better in the long term…. |
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-Within pasture or hay field
-On the farm level |
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| some details of on the farm level mixtures of forages |
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Definition
-Maximize productivity of individual monocultures (or perhaps simple grass-legume mixtures)
-Minimize risk of catastrophe by planting several different species in different paddocks |
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| some types of mixtures of livestock in a forage system |
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Definition
-Mixtures of animals in same paddock
-Mixtures of animals in different paddocks |
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| the grazing used in Mixtures of animals in same paddock |
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| some details about Complimentary grazing |
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Definition
-Different species of livestock – beef and sheep
-Eat different species of plants, or graze in different ways |
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| the grazing used in Mixtures of animals in different paddocks |
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| some details about Creep grazing |
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-Allows calves first entry into new paddocks
-Lets animals with most nutritional needs graze first then follow with others – lactating cows followed by dry cows, for example. |
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