In the summer months, we practice a rotational grazing system. We strategically move our cattle through a system of pastures. This system helps us optimize grass growth, improve pasture utilization, and enhance soil health, while also supporting animal health and welfare. Cattle naturally want to move and roam, and this mimics the movements that their ancestors made in the wild. Even in the winter months, we keep our stock on pasture. We provide our cattle with a hay ration when forage quality is low and practice a bale grazing techniques that allow us to build organic matter in our soil. After utilizing our pastures for winter feeding, they are dragged with a large chain to distribute manure and leftover waste hay for more uniform soil improvement. In most operations, when cattle are finished on a grain ration, they are dry-lotted. However, in our operation, we allow them to remain on pasture. We have a custom ration that complements their intake of grasses or hay in the winter months. Our finishing cattle actually help us build more organic matter in our soil with their manure, thanks to the addition of their grain ration. Healthy soil, healthy grass, healthy stock, healthy beef. *There is a time and place for dry lotting cattle, especially in regions with harsher winters, to feed hay and protect pastures. I am simply just explaining how we run our operation and what works well for us. 🤍
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