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General Grazing Links
Grazing Lands Conservation Initative (GLCI)
Great Lakes Grazing Network
Grazing Menu - Sustainable Farming Connection
Publications and Articles on Forages and Grazing - Purdue University
Graze-L Info Page
Eat Wild: the #1 Site for Grass-fed Food and Facts

Grazing Behavior
[PDF] Interpreting Grazing Behavior - Texas A&M University
Grazing Behavior of Livestock and Wildlife - University of Idaho
Clues Used by Grazing Animals - University of Wisconsin
[PDF] Foraging Behavior: Experience or Inheritance? - Berkeley University
[PDF] Feeding Behavior of Goats and Utilization of Pastur and Rangelands
Paddock shape effects on grazing behavior and efficiency in sheep - Journal of Range Management
Livestock Grazing Distribution Patterns: Does Animal Age Matter? - University of Idaho

Grazing Management
Sheep Grazing Management - Virginia Tech
Managing Virginia's Steep Pastures
Principles of Grazing Management - West Virginia University
[PDF] Grazing Management for Sheep Production - Saskatchewan, Canada
Grazing Management: An Ecological Perspective - Texas A&M
Getting Started Grazing - Ohio State University
Grazing Alfalfa in Pennsylvania | PDF
Using Corn for Livestock Grazing - Ohio State University
[PDF] Grazing Management - University of Maryland
Overgrazing Can Hurt Environment, Your Pocketbook - West Virginia University
Grazing Concepts, Management - University of Arkansas
Meat Goats in Land and Forage Management - North Carolina State University
Managing Saskatchewan Rangeland

Grazing Systems
Grazing Systems - West Virginia University
Grazing Systems Planning Guide - University of Minnesota
Grazing Systems - McGill University
[PDF] How to Assemble and Evaluate a Forage Grazing System - Kansas State University
Creep Grazing - West Virginia University
A Summary of Livestock Grazing Systems Used on Rangelands . . . - University of Arizona
[PDF] Planning a Grazing System: Assessing Resources and Setting Goals - University of Maine
Comparing Various Grazing Management Systems - University of Arkansas
Efficient Pasture Systems - University of Kentucky
Multi-Species Grazing - ATTRA  | PDF
Multi-Species Grazing and Leafy Spurge Manual - USDA-ARS
[PDF] Noxious Weed Control Through Multi-Species Grazing - Utah State University
Integrated Livestock and Forage Production through Multi-species Grazing: A Progress Report

[PDF] Grazing Systems and Management for Irrigated Pastures in New Mexico

Rotational Grazing (Intensive, Controlled, Management-Intensive, Prescribed, Short-duration)
Purdue's Rotational Stocking Management Page
Controlled Grazing - North Carolina State University
Controlled Grazing of Virginia's Pastures - Virginia Tech
Grasses and Legumes for Controlled Grazing in Michigan
4 Steps to Rotational Grazing - Penn State University | PDF
Intensive Grazing Links - Owenlea Holsteins

Intensive Grazing - Texas A&M
Intensive Grazing -- The Least Cost Ration for Animals - AgriHelp
Getting Started With Intensive Grazing - Manitoba, Canada
Management-Intensive Grazing: A Primer - AgInfoNet
Managed Grazing in Riparian Areas - ATTRA | PDF
Prescribed Grazing Management to Improve Pasture Productivity in New York
Rotational Grazing - ATTRA | PDF
[PDF] Rotational Grazing: A Livestock Systems Guide - ATTRA
[PDF] Rotational Grazing - University of Kentucky
[PDF] Principles of Management Intensive Grazing - West Virginia
Rotational Grazing -Manitoba, Canada
[PDF] Rotational Grazing Doesn't Have to Be Complicated - Michigan State University
[PDF] Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing - University of Wisconsin

Grazing Management: Designing a Rotational System - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Rotational Grazing: Will it Pay? - Mississippi State University|
[PDF] Designing a Controlled Grazing System - SweetLix Livestock Supplement System

Extending the Grazing Season
Supplemental Pastures for Sheep - University of Nebraska
[PDF] Strategies for Extending the Grazing Season - Penn State University |
[PDF] Grazing Corn Residue - Kansas State University
Techniques for Extending the Grazing Season - University of Wisconsin
Cut Feed Expenses by Utilizing Corn Residue, Stockpiled Pasture and Cover Crops - Purdue University
Winter Rye for Extending the Grazing Season - Ohio State University
Extending Grazing System Reduces Costs - West Virginia University
Cereals for Grazing - New South Wales, Australia
[PDF] Making Extended Grazing Work - Iowa State University

Stockpiling Forages
Stockpiling Perennial Forages for Fall & Winter Grazing - Ontario, Canada
Stockpiling Tall Fescue for Winter Grazing - Ohio State University
[PDF] Stockpiling Fescue for Winter Use - Kansas State University
Fall Stockpiling of Forage on Pasture (RTF document)- University of Wisconsin
Lamb Performance on Two Stockpiling Systems - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Stockpiled Forages: A Way to Extend the Grazing Season - Iowa State University
[PDF] Stockpiling and Extended Grazing - Iowa State University

Woodland Grazing (silvopasture)
Woodland Livestock Grazing - University of Florida
Silvopastoral Systems - Cornell University
General Information on Silvopasture - University of Nebraska
Animals in Agroforestry - agroforestry e-journal
Sustainable Agriculture and Silvopastoralism - Peace Corps
[PDF] Goats among trees: a silvopastoral possibility - University of Florida

Watering Systems
Purdue's Watering Systems Information Page
Developing a Spring as a Water Source for Rotational Grazing - Purdue University
Livestock Watering Systems for Pasture - New Brunswick, Canada
[PDF] Watering Systems for Livestock - University of Maine
Pumping Water from Remote Locations for Livestock Watering - Virginia Tech
Water for the Grazing System - Sustainable Farming Connection
Water Systems for Controlled Grazing - University of Kentucky
Getting Started Grazing: Providing Water for Grazing Systems - Ohio State University
Hauling Water for Watering Range Livestock - PFRA Online
Pasture Water Systems for Livestock - Alberta, Canada
Tips on How to Select a Pasture Watering System - Alberta, Canada

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