Brett Chedzoy's Blog – January 2018 Archive (1)
Managing Livestock Density and Impact in Silvopastures
Even before commercially thinning ~80 acres of the woods on our farm, I had come to appreciate the challenges of controlling the vegetative response to letting in more sunlight.
In open pastures, the grazier can readily mow, spray or even till and re-seed to deal with noxious weeds and invasive brush. But livestock impact is often the only practical tool for managing vegetation in tree-covered silvopastures. Consequently, silvopasturing relies on intensive rotation of higher…
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Starting a silvopasture in the woods
Started by Joe Repetur. Last reply by Joe Repetur Jun 5. 2 Replies 0 Likes
We have about 20+ acres of woods we can use as a silvopasture, but we're not sure how to start it. The woods are a mess, and we're not sure if we should "clear cut" and start over, or?? We have a lot…Continue
protecting young trees during fly season
Started by Brett Chedzoy. Last reply by Brett Chedzoy Jun 2. 2 Replies 0 Likes
As we get ready to move our 5 bulls from the "bull pen" pastures this weekend off to their respective breeding groups and other parts of the farm, I'm reminded that we're currently at the height of…Continue
Help: Oak acorn fungus/blight?
Started by Joanne Vaughn. Last reply by Joanne Vaughn May 23. 3 Replies 0 Likes
We have an oak tree with numerous acorns. All acorns are blighted like…Continue
Feed values for fodder trees
Started by jackie milne. Last reply by jackie milne May 5. 4 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone!We live in northern Canada, we have Aspen, birch, popular, willows and various wild roses and berry shrubs as well as white and black spruce mainly some pine. What I have been trying…Continue
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