tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post2144368525851820781..comments2024-03-28T10:29:29.176-06:00Comments on THE WESTERNER: Rotational grazing catching on with NM ranchersFrank DuBoishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04078935296275462544noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-22614079300595951512018-06-25T16:14:33.756-06:002018-06-25T16:14:33.756-06:00Is it always drought or low prices which causes th...Is it always drought or low prices which causes the rancher to embrace "new" techniques in grazing management? I think it is. What a shame. Many more ranchers than Bert have been using the Holistic practice of ranch management which goes far beyond just rotational grazing. But bless those who realize that overgrazing is how long an animal gets to bite the same plant without giving the plant time to recover. This definition belies all of the money spent by academia on definitions of overgrazing and all the scientific efforts to quantify it. Most people really mean "overuse" rather than "overgrazing", and the former is a political term and has rarely anything to do with plant health, etc. <br />All people who use the natural environment need to manage it well and for more than their own immediate needs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5748604.post-85027576937909366912018-06-25T08:58:51.882-06:002018-06-25T08:58:51.882-06:00Bert Madera from Jal has been doing this for years...Bert Madera from Jal has been doing this for years....smaller cells and cattle rotation sooner and the native grass is knee high as compared to some of his neighbors. <br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03194116171339751968noreply@blogger.com