This is a fun blog series where we show you exactly the paddock that our animals are enjoying on a particular day. All of our animals are raised in their natural environment and the common denominator among them all is PASTURE ROTATION! So take a look through these blog posts to see where the animals find themselves on a given day.
Our cattle herd of about 160 head are eating their fill in the paddocks recently as this time of year usually provides lots of lush pasture that consists of rye, ryegrass, vetch, clover and some volunteer species. The goal in these paddocks is to allow the cattle to trim the grasses down in order to keep them in a vegetative state which will lead to more grass longer into the summer. Here they are with heads down filling the fermentation tank (rumen) and resetting the growth cycle.
- Size: 7.87 acres
- Number of cattle: 160
- Class of livestock: feeder cattle
- Type of grasses: rye, ryegrass, vetch, clover, native species
- Grazing duration: 48 hours
