Water tanks in pastures need to be dumped out a minimum of once a week in the summer time to control mosquitoes and to clean and scrub out algae. In the winter, tanks should be dumped at least once per month. Options for dumping include siphoning, ... more

Pasture board includes: grain and hay twice a day, daily wormer (Strongid), fly program, winter blanketing, summer fly mask. ... more

Pasture assessments allow producers to look closely at the pasture and identify specific areas where management improvements may be profitable and effective. Assessments allow targeted, specific management. Once you identify the problems, you can ... more

Tame pasture production depends on interactions between the plants, animals and soil. Pasture assessments look at key indicators to measure pasture productivity and vigor. Indicators such as plant population, plant density, plant vigor, ground cover, ... more

Training in pasture health assessment can be obtained through organizations such Agricultural Service Boards, Forage Associations, Agricultural Research Associations, Alberta Environmentally Sustainable Agriculture (AESA) and Water Shed Groups. ... more

Understanding the pasture health process can be very helpful when it comes to making pasture management decisions such as fertilization, designing grazing rotations or in placing water and fence systems. Knowing the current health of a pasture will ... more

Pasture health refers to the ability of a pasture system to perform a number of functions that will aid in optimizing a pasture’s productivity. The most obvious one is the quantity of forage produced but this is only part of the picture. Forage ... more

Miniature Donkeys need shelter from the wind, rain, hot sun, flies, and wet snow. I have found a three sided shelter works the best, as they can come and go at will. For exercise and grazing, a Miniature Donkeys needs approximately 1/2 to one acre ... more

Cage free simply means that the chickens are not in individual cages. Worst case scenario: Two birds to a cage. Free range means that the birds had access to the outdoors. Worst case scenario, birds in a house with a fenced in pen that has a cement ... more

They live in protective houses at night and are let out on the pasture at first light, which is about a half hour before sunrise. They stay there until dark and then they all head back to the protection of the houses on their own. ... more