num_pages: 320
description: The person who coined the phrase Management-intensive Grazing Jim Gerrish answers that question in the new book Management-intensive Grazing The Grassroots of Grass Farming. Using vivid images and detailed explanations Gerrish takes graziers step by step through the MiG system. He begins from the ground up with the soil and advances through the management of pastures and animals.From Gerrish's lively chapters you'll learn the following:How to manage the water cycleMaking pasture fertility payHow to grow quality pastureWorking with legumesThe power of stock densityHow to match forage supply and animal demandManaging pastures and animalsHow to judge maximum intake of forageHow to extend the grazing systemHow to stockpile forage for low cost winteringPasture weaning for health and weight gainDealing with pests and parasitesCoping with and minimizing pasture bloatPlanning and using permanent and perimeter fencingWhen and how to use portable fencingWater requirements for a MiG systemBasic guidelines for designing a MiG systemUsing pasture records for information not just dataAnd much more.Written for those new to MiG grazing Gerrish's insight and personal experience can help experienced graziers fine tune their grazing operations for added income.Gerrish grew up on a grain and alfalfa hay farm in south-central Illinois. He caught grass fever in the mid 1970s and left the grain farming scene never to return. He spent over 22 years conducting beef-forage systems research and outreach while on the faculty of the University of Missouri and has over 20 years of commercial cattle and sheep production on his family farm in northern Missouri. He currently is an independent grazing lands consultant providing service to grass farmers and ranchers throughout the USA.Shipping Weight 1.5 lbs.
language: English
title: Management-intensive Grazing: The Grassroots of Grass Farming
publisher: Green Park Press