Regenerative grazing helps ensure we have forage to get through the winter. Frequent cattle movement is just as important in the winter as it is in the greener months. Reposted from @re.farm Most conventional farm fields are both under-grazed and over-grazed at the same time. How does that happen? Ranchers let their cattle out in an open field, so cattle selectively graze only the most desirable plants (they eat their dessert first🍦), resulting in overgrazing, and leave the “undesirable” plants untouched. This results in plants maturing and becoming lignified, which makes it even less likely than a grazing animal will spontaneously graze it. By utilizing smaller paddocks with frequent movement, the cattle are forced to graze more non-selectively (or eat their vegetables AND dessert). This way, we are able to more uniformly impact all plants on our farm, which allows for more soil humus (that good, good organic material) to be built through root exudates dispatched by the plant during grazing events. We follow this with extended rest periods to allow for maximum photosynthesis (required for more soil biology to develop). It sounds uber sciencey - and sure, it is - but it’s also soil magic at its finest, and it’s fun to sit back and observe the results. Reposted from @re.farm #regenerativeagriculture #regenerativegrazing #rotationalgrazing #carbonfarming #photosynthesis #soilscience #soilhealth #farmersfootprint