Since then, I have cut through a lot of bunch grass and made similar measurements with similar results. Each component of a living system optimizes its production to conform for the needs of other parts and hence the entire organism. The key word here is optimize. Parts of a healthy system optimize, only cancers maximize. Well, if you are tired, you need rest.
Rest is a tool that producers often overlook.
In reality, if the cycling of organic matter is low, speed up your rotation and leave more standing forage and litter covering the ground. Monitoring these factors is critical. Simply stated, if you are not monitoring, you are not managing.