Once the decision has been made to develop a rotational grazing system, you are committed to maintaining a 3” stubble height minimum at all times, and the preliminary calculations are made, you should have some idea of the basic plan- how many paddocks or pastures will be needed and their approximate size. The challenge now is how to best fit the basic plan to the conditions of the specific site. There are few hard rules for paddock layout, but there are some good guidelines. The most important consideration in layout and design is

Pasture Management Farm Tour
Monday, June 22, 3:00pm - 5:00pm, Roy

We had hoped to host this as an in-person farm tour, but the timeline of the phased reopening looks like it be possible. Please register here and we'll send you the link to join the tour via video conference.

Once the decision has been made to develop a rotational grazing system, you are committed to maintaining a 3” stubble height minimum at all times, and the preliminary calculations are made, you should have some idea of the basic plan- how many paddocks or pastures will be needed and their approximate size.  The challenge now is how to