Adaptive, high-profit grazing and forage system

摘要

Fanners attending the Healthy Forage Field Day at Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada's (AAFC) Nappan Research Farm on Aug. 9 received a comprehensive explanation of adaptive, high-profit grazing and forage systems from John Duynisveld.The AAFC forage researcher described adaptive grazing management as "a flexible approach to holistically manage livestock, plants, soils quality and quantity throughout and between growing seasons." It is based on rotational grazing on paddocks or pasturegrazing strips. Duynisveld noted that management includes varying cattle stocking rates and the forage varieties seeded. He conceded, however, "We can't manage well the weather, input prices, livestock prices, (but) we can manage animals and the frequency of grazing."