Guest guest Posted March 17, 1999 Report Share Posted March 17, 1999 Here is a group of excellent connections to information on rotational grazing or management-intensive grazing, for healthier, more comfortable cows and other animals. If you follow the arrows to the Stockman Grassfarmer link, they will send you a free issue of their bi-monthly newspaper -- which has techniques for wet-land grazing, dry-land grazing, hot-climate grazing and cold-climate grazing. It also tells how to get all kinds of practical equipment, including solar-powered batteries for rotational fencing systems and light-weight shade devises. Think of it! -- you could turn 5 acres of weeds at the Mayapur temple-site into pleasant grazing land for the cows, instead of keeping them chained in their stalls all day (while the deer get to run free). (Stockman Grassfarmer once featured an article about Sita and Rasala's rotational grazing scheme at Gita-nagari Farm.) your servant, Hare Krsna dasi http://www.grassfarmer.com/ ------------------------------ <HTML> <HEAD> <meta name="description" content="Welcome to grassfarmer.com, American Farmland Trust's new information site on grass-based farming systems."> <meta name="keywords" content="grass-based, grass based, dairy, dairying, American Farmland Trust, grassfarmer.com, grassfarmer, grass farmer, grazing, pastures, farming systems, milking, milking parlors, parlors, Bryan Petrucci, Cove Mountain Farm, Cove Mt. Farm, consultants"> <TITLE>Grassfarmer.com home page</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor="#ffffff"> <center><img src="../pix/graslogo.gif" height=165 width=485><P> <strong><font size=+2>A new information site on grass-based farming systems from American Farmland Trust</font></strong> </center> <blockquote> Welcome to grassfarmer.com, American Farmland Trust's new information site on grass-based farming systems. Grassfarmer.com brings online visitors information on a variety of topics related to grazing and grass farming. <strong>Visit grassfarmer.com often to check us out and see what's new!</strong> <P> <DL> <DT><FONT SIZE=+2 color="008080"><strong>Cove Mt. Farm - AFT's new grass-based dairy.</strong></font> <P> <DD><a href="cmf/welco1.html"><font size=+1><strong>Visit Cove Mt. Farm!</font></strong></a> - Take a tour of the site and learn about AFT's plans for Cove Mt. Farm for research and education. <P> <DD><a href="cmf/milkcen/milk1.html"><font size=+1><strong>The Milking Center at Cove Mt. Farm</a> -</font></strong> Walk through our new swing parlor and see how dairy graziers can milk more cows in less time. <P> <DD><a href="cmf/systems1.html"><font size=+1><strong>Fence, Lanes and Water Systems at Cove Mt. Farm</a> -</font></strong> Find out about other infrastructure items that AFT has installed to manage dairy cows on pasture. <P> <DD><a href="cmf/cmf_ars.html"><font size=+1><strong>Research at Cove Mt. Farm</a> -</font></strong> The USDA Agricultural Research Service has started a new, multi-year water quality research project using Cove Mt. Farm as the study site. Check out their online poster to learn more. <P> <DD><a href="cmf/grazecon.html"><font size=+1><strong>Grazing Economics at Cove Mt. Farm</a> -</font></strong> Part of the demonstration at Cove Mt. Farm is to show farmers that grass-based farming systems are economically viable. Visit this section of grassfarmer.com site to see the numbers and get economic updates on our progress to date. </dl> <P> <font size=+1><a href="milkpar.htm"><strong>Milking Parlors for Dairy Graziers</a> - </strong></font> Photographs and descriptions of facilities designed and used by dairy graziers in the United States and Canada. Also information on parlor design & specifications. <P> <font size=+1><a href="tools.htm"><strong>Tools for Graziers</a> - </strong></font> See some of the tools used by graziers to manage livestock on grass. Many are innovations developed by graziers themselves. <P> <font size=+1><a href="papers/papers.html"><strong>Info for Graziers</a> - </strong></font> Reports, papers, articles and other useful/interesting information. <P> <font size=+1><a href="pigs/gunthorp.html"><strong>Pigs on Pasture</a> -</font></strong> Did you know that hogs can be raised on pasture, too? Tips from Greg and Lei Gunthorp on how to get your pigs out of the hog house and into the field. <P> <font size=+1><a href="cmconsulting.html"><strong>Cove Mt. Consultants</a> -</strong></font> Grass-based consulting for dairy operations in the Midwest and eastern United States. <P> <font size=+1><A HREF="glink.htm"><strong>Grazing Links</A> - </strong></font> Other electronic grazing sites. <P> <font size=+1><a href="sgf.html"><strong>Stockman Grass Farmer</a> - </strong></font> North America's premiere magazine on intensive grazing and grassland management. Contact and subscription information. <P> <font size=+1><A HREF="http://www.farmland.org"><strong>www.farmland.org</A> - </font></strong> The home page of American Farmland Trust. <center> <P><hr width="30%"> Do you have comments or suggestions about this web site? <br> Please contact Bryan Petrucci <a href="bpetrucci (AT) niu (DOT) edu">bpetrucci (AT) niu (DOT) edu</a>. <hr width="30%"> <strong><P>This site made possible by grants from the John Merck Fund and from USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.</strong> <P> <hr width="30%"> <pre> </pre> <font size=2>Last major update: February 27, 1999.</font> <center> <img src="aftcol.gif" border=0 alt="[American Farmland Trust logo]"> </center> <pre> </pre> You are visitor number <IMG SRC="/cgi-bin/img_counter.pl?img_counter.dat"> since January 2, 1998. </BODY> </HTML> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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