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Beginner’s Guide To Rotational Grazing

Beginner's Guide To Rotational Grazing

Ever heard the term “Rotational Grazing” and wondered what it meant, or what the big deal was? I’ll explain all the basics, including how and why we do it. I’ll go over all the main principles behind it, and how to get the maximum benefit from all your

How an Oregon Sheep Ranch Is Carrying on the Heritage of American Wool—and Shepherding It Into the Future

How an Oregon Sheep Ranch Is Carrying on the Heritage of American Wool—and Shepherding It Into the Future

“As discussed below, planned, moderate rotational grazing and restricted soil disturbance on Western sheep ranches have aided the recovery of bunchgrass and fended off cheatgrass, the interior West’s most troublesome invasive species. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on November 18, 2022. It was written by

Sheep Are the Solar Industry’s Lawn Mowers of Choice

Sheep Are the Solar Industry’s Lawn Mowers of Choice

Livestock are very useful in maintenance grazing. Any animal is better for the environment than weed and grass poisons. As described below, sheep are useful in places that are too tight and delicate for machinery or cattle. Sheep are also very good in vineyards. Their only shortcoming is that they

Alone in a New World With Vast Open Space, and Sheep

Alone in a New World With Vast Open Space, and Sheep

“ At Pitchstone Waters, our goat herders are seasonal workers from Peru. NOTE: this article was originally published to NYTimes.com on September 23, 2022. It was written by Miriam Jordan. Latin American sheepherders, here on work visas, do the same nomadic work that European immigrants did before them. But do

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Ceremonial Bighorn Sheep Headdresses and Masks in Native American Culture

Recent studies of native rock art in the Jornada del Muerto region of southern New Mexico show the ceremonial importance of Desert Bighorn Sheep in the ancient cultures of this area. NOTE: This article was written by Margaret Berrier