In this video from the Capital Resource Conservation District’s “Soil Health Project,” Russ Wilson talks about the challenges he faced when he bought a former crop farm that he wanted to use for multi-species grazing. With poor soil, he could barely grow feed for his livestock. But several years and lots of lime in, he’s got a good system going. Especially interesting is his upcoming exploration of new forages, like bamboo, as an effort to graze year-round and keep his stock out of the barn.
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