Episode 220. Grazing Management Strategies for Drought

In this episode of Voices from the Field, NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Tracy Mumma and Regenerative Livestock Specialist Justin Morris discuss how important it is to adapt livestock grazing strategies to drought conditions. They talk about the need to develop a drought plan, re-evaluate stocking rates, and invest in the future of your forage through careful management when emerging from a drought.

Related ATTRA Resources:

• Regenerative Grazing
• Managed Grazing tutorial

NCAT Soil for Water Project

NCAT is scaling up its Soil for Water project to include livestock producers and farmers across eight states.

Soil for Water supports a network of farmers and ranchers who are taking steps to catch and hold more water in the soil through land management practices that improve soil health, reduce erosion, sustain diverse plant and animal life, and filter out pollutants.

The project grew out of persistent droughts, which are straining agricultural producers across the country. It combines the use of appropriate technology, peer-to-peer learning, and on-farm monitoring to encourage the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices.

The Soil for Water project is about building lasting infrastructure that will make farms, ranches and communities more resilient in the face of persistent drought and other natural disasters across the eight-state project region.

Learn more at soilforwater.org.

Contact Tracy Mumma and Justin Morris via email at tracym@ncat.org and justinm@ncat.org

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