Savanna Blog
American ranchers can learn a lot from the world’s calmest cattle, though maybe not much about cattle handling.
We explore the common paradigm adopted by eco-grazers for managing grass. We argue this approach has significant problems.
Practical Serengeti Part III; Early Summer
We explore the common paradigm adopted by eco-grazers for managing grass. We argue this approach has significant problems.
Practical Serengeti, Part II Spring
We explore the common paradigm adopted by eco-grazers for managing grass. We argue this approach has significant problems.
Practical Serengeti, Part I Winter
Home About Blog Contact Home About Blog Contact February 8, 2023 Practical Serengeti, Part I Winter For a little while now, I have been thinking that our ideas about grass management, (both in the regular ranching world and in the eco-grazing world) are all wrong. I haven’t had much else to say about it until […]
Big Announcement
We had a fantastic season this year. After six years of management, including some real hardships and struggles, we came through to the other side. About mid-way through the season in 2021, about a year and a half ago, something clicked into to place. The grass just started to produce, and since then, I have […]
Nature’s Stock Density. Hint: Its going to be different in late spring vs. early summer.
Mimicking nature is more difficult than it seems. Or maybe its more simple. One of the two. Often when grazers think they are mimicking nature they are actually mimicking their neighbors. Other times they are mimicking what they read in a book or some blog. Ranchers are often motivated by a fear of being weird. […]