Thought provoking discussion on soil and grazing
Good podcast
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Mighty Mouse
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Just listened, thanks for sharing. Jim has some interesting ideas that provide good food for thought.
The "take half, leave half" folks often tout reduced parasite ingestion as a benefit of rotating out of a pasture while the grass is still fairly tall. I wonder if parasite ingestion would be more of a problem when grazing closer to the ground using Jim's "total grazing" method?
I wish the podcast host would have elaborated more on his thoughts about countering endophyte toxicity through nutrition. He made vague reference to a study from the 1960's, but I haven't had any luck finding that study.
The "take half, leave half" folks often tout reduced parasite ingestion as a benefit of rotating out of a pasture while the grass is still fairly tall. I wonder if parasite ingestion would be more of a problem when grazing closer to the ground using Jim's "total grazing" method?
I wish the podcast host would have elaborated more on his thoughts about countering endophyte toxicity through nutrition. He made vague reference to a study from the 1960's, but I haven't had any luck finding that study.
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I've been grazing on a fashion similar to Jim's. It's modified more into a strip grazing type approach. That said, I've not wormed in 3 or 4 years and the animals don't seem to need it. I have a large amount of chicory so maybe that helps with the worm load too. But with ground getting 30 to 75+ days rest, the parasites shouldn't be a problem (if I understand things correctly)
kenny thomas
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We done a fecal test on several cows, calves, weaned steers, and 2 bulls this spring. 0 eggs. Pretty sure rotational grazing is the reason. My vet thought so also.
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Good to know!!!!
