YES! This is exactly right. It works even better if you then run a flock of chickens behind the cattle or sheep to spread out the manure while they pick through for tasty bugs/fly larvae in the droppings. This basic concept is also KEY to successful homesteading on small acreage (live local/increase self-sufficiency, etc). It results in healthier animals, healthier land, and vastly increased productivity overall. For more info, look up Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm.
Greg Judy has some interesting books on it, too. I think he's using the term "regenerative ranching", but he's also going at it from an economic standpoint.
Lots of interesting ideas on agricullture out there.
YES! This is exactly right. It works even better if you then run a flock of chickens behind the cattle or sheep to spread out the manure while they pick through for tasty bugs/fly larvae in the droppings. This basic concept is also KEY to successful homesteading on small acreage (live local/increase self-sufficiency, etc). It results in healthier animals, healthier land, and vastly increased productivity overall. For more info, look up Joel Salatin of Polyface Farm.
Greg Judy has some interesting books on it, too. I think he's using the term "regenerative ranching", but he's also going at it from an economic standpoint.
Lots of interesting ideas on agricullture out there.
I’ll look into that, thanks.