We had a big party for them in the barn with daffodils on every table and all type of music playing. Pasture and Grazing Spring is the best time of year for cows to be on grass. Our pasture provides good sources of high-quality protein, certain vitamins and minerals. Even so, not all pasture in all parts of the country are as nutritious as others. We're lucky to have good weather and good soil, which we manage well, so that the nutrients in our pasture are plentiful.
Grazing reduces the threat of communicable diseases.
When animals are reared in confinement, one sick animal poses a potential threat to the entire group. Animals on pasture have less close contact with each other, thus disease problems are generally minimal. Our cows also get valuable exercise by grazing on pasture. During the winter, our cows stay in an open sided barn with large open stalls filled with rice hulls for bedding. Being accountable for the condition of the land is one of the responsibilities of farming.