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Strip Grazing Winter Cover Crops Continued

The cover crop is as tall as the calves now! It doesn't seem to bother them or their mothers as they enjoy strip grazing this mix together.

Grazing cover crops is a great way to speed up soil improvement in both pastures and row crop fields! Over the years we have tried many different grazing methods, learned from our many mistakes, and have developed some best practices for our environment.

You may enjoy this video if you want to:

  • Jumpstart soil health improvement

  • Increase the earthworm population in your soil

  • Add beneficial biology to the soil

  • Increase the organic matter in your soil

  • Decrease the carbon to nitrogen ratio of your cover crops

  • Earn more money selling carbon credits

  • Add body condition to cows before spring breeding with "free" high quality forage

  • Increase calf weaning weight with "free" creep feed

  • Naturally break the parasite life cycle

  • Decrease your hay and feed expense

  • Rest your perennial pastures

  • Increase your profit per acre