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Tag: Rotational Grazing

On Pasture: Grass-fed Gosling Mowers

26 May 2021 ~ Carrie

The two groups of goslings have been doing a great job of cropping down the pasture. Using secure low tractors to contain them allows us to manage their grazing (and get our daily workout). And they are voracious grazers!

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Porcine Adventures: Merry Mud Monkeys

23 April 2019 ~ Carrie

It’s rained a lot lately. And it even snowed. With all that precipitation, the piglets’ paddock turned into what looked like a mud pit. And they had a grand time!

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Porcine Adventures: Moving The Pigs To New Pasture

10 April 2019 ~ Carrie

Mud: makes a great mask…and is apparently also tasty (at least to pigs)

You probably figured that pastured pigs need to be moved periodically onto new grass, right? Theoretically, it seems fairly simple, but the reality can be a bit different. Ever tried to catch a running pig?

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