Over time pastures will become more acidic due to calcium leaching, nitrogen from legumes and applied fertilizer, and urine. I try to apply one ton of lime per acre when the pH drops below 6.2. A well-organized grazing system requires less time to check livestock because they are in a known relatively confined area. Close grazing and close mowing allow white clover to get an advantage for light over the grass. Anything that shades out your clover starts a downturn in your fortune as a grazier.
Legumes are accumulators of minerals.
After 13 years in Bloomington, Indiana, my family and I moved in July 1996 to Athens, Ohio. Like any move, I suppose, our difficult decision to leave was influenced by many things. Mostly, our leaving had to do with my wife's career opportunities, but after that, one of the factors was my desire to buy a real grass farm, as opposed to the small homestead where we raised pastured broilers in Bloomington. Everything was priced for development. There is a strong, active experienced grazing community in southeastern Ohio.