Horses are almost exclusively grazing animals, consuming grass in even greater percentages than cattle.
Tag: Pastures
Grazing Management by Species: Cattle
Cattle are the quintessential grazing animal, making them roughly equivalent to bison in the ecosystem.
Canada Wild Rye
Also known as “nodding wild rye,” Canada wild rye (Elymus canadensis) is an attractive and distinctive species.
Best Plants for Compacted Soils
Plants with the ability to resist compaction and its associated problems, for garden, orchard, lawn, field, and pasture.
Optimizing Your Land Use
Best results will follow from tailoring the farm layout to the farm conditions. So what are the optimal conditions for common aspects of a farm?
Boron in Plants
Lumpy strawberry, characteristic of boron deficiency To say that boron is important to plants would be the height of understatement. To put it more plainly, plants simply would not exist without boron. The reason boron is so crucial to plant health is that it is involved in ion exchange and the movement of other nutrients…… Continue reading Boron in Plants
Top 10 Kansas Resources
There’s so much to learn about Kansas, including history, nature, architecture, and more. Where to start?
Orchard Grass
Orchard grass (Dactylis glomerata) is a variety of bunch grass with deep roots and a somewhat variable appearance.
Heavy Horses
Heavy Horses is probably one of the most comprehensive yet beginner-friendly draft horse resources on the web.
Broad-Leaf Wood-Oats
Broad-leaf wood-oats (Chasmanthium latifolium) is a very unique plant that goes by many names: spangle grass, Indian wood-oats, wild oats, river, oats, northern sea oats, and inland sea oats.
