Monday 5 December 2016

Preventing Desertification with Managed Grazing Systems

Improving land and pasture conditions is important to those who are raising livestock. As production increases and forage is utilized, managed grazing can cause a greater impact by stopping desertification. For many years, overgrazing contributed to this phenomenon that has damaged pastures all over the world.


Desertification happens when fertile land becomes barren due to drought, deforestation, or mismanaged farming. Due to climate change and misconceptions on grazing, grasslands all over the world have suffered this occurrence. However, biologists and agriculture experts have discovered that the most suitable way to restore the earth back to its healthy state is through proper management of grazing pastures. With an ecological system in place, soil, water, and air quality will improve. Minimizing greenhouse gasses will lead to better plant diversity.

Livestock grazing in barren land gives the soil a protective layer that improves its condition by preserving nutrition. Rotational or deferred grazing allows land and forages to rest and grow appropriately after the grazing period. Allowing livestock to graze for a particular amount of time on a portion of the pasture is a sure method to prevent overgrazing. This increases productivity in the land as all portions are being cultivated properly.


Geoffrey Morell owns P.A. Bowen Farmstead where all livestock are pasture-raised in an environment where they can thrive and live naturally. For more information about Geoffrey and P.A. Bowen Farmstead, visit this website.

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