If you are looking for an amazing system for rotational grazing sheep, this video will walk you through one of the best places to start.
You don't need to have a large plot of land to start grazing sheep or other livestock. It's possible and even very beneficial for rotational grazing small acreage options.
Pasture management doesn't need to be complicated when you know how to estimate your rotational grazing paddocks.
🎬 Here's what you'll learn in this video:
0:00 3 primary reasons we chose to rotationally graze
0:17 Intensive rotational grazing helps pastures go further
0:47 Soil health & forage quality
1:30 Regenerative farming and carbon sequestration
1:59 Bonus reason to rotationally graze
2:30 Designing your pasture map
3:28 How long to wait before moving animals back
4:28 When to move your sheep from each paddock
5:11 My rotational grazing mistakes
5:50 Calculating how many rotations you can do in a season
6:40 Timing your grazing in the spring
7:07 Planning for slower forage seasons
7:55 The benefits of pasture walks
🔗 Useful links:
Google Earth: earth.google.com/
Canva: www.canva.com/join/djt-wnv-mrd
We use electric sheep fencing and move our electric fences every day or every 2-3 days, depending on the time of year and forage quality.
The pasture map we created with Google Earth makes it easier to track where our sheep have grazed, and we can also make notes about the pasture and whether or not it is improving over time. The point of regenerative agriculture farming is to help us sequester carbon, improve the soil life and quality, and feed our livestock the best food possible.
It might even help you cut down on purchased or stored hay, if you can time things well and plan certain parts of your pasture with stock-piled forage.
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