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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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-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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-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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-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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-Exposes soil to erosion -Possibility of best seedbed |
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some details about no-tillage reseeding |
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-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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-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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-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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-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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-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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-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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-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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-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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-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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