[compost_tea] Re: New Member In Oklahoma

From: RevDr. MsDede <oklahoma_mermaid_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 02:55:52 -0000

Hi Steve,

Yes, I am very familiar with rotational grazing as well as rotation
of crops. Being that I use my bovine for breeding and not for
fattening for slaughter, I have a good plan in effect.
Unfortunately, ranching and farming isn't easy (I grew up on a farm
until age 15). In 1998 I sustained a heart attack and had to slow
down. I hated it. So I opted to keep just a few choice heffers and
my Bull. It works for me. lol.

This year, my hay baler told me I would only get at the most 350
bales of hay on my 15 acres that I get mowed and baled. (I have a
small place.....22+ acres) Would you believe thru my "teas" I got
over 600 square bales this year? Kept some for my bovine for the
winter and sold the rest. Not bad for an old woman. <weg>

Thanks for the info. I'll check into it. (oh, is this the same Betsy
Ross that sewed the American flag? j/k...hehehehehe)

MsDede

--- In compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com, "Steve Bridges" <kimas_at_t...>
wrote:
> Hi Ms. Dede,
> Are you familiar with the rotational grazing approach of foriage
managemen described by Holistic Resource Management (HRM)? HRM at
it's most basic is a decision-making framework, used in all aspects
of life, though first used in ranch management. In grazing, cattle
are moved through a system of small paddocks, mimicing how the
buffalo might have moved over the original grassland prairies. I know
of two ranchers using AACT in their grassland management here in
Texas, but don't have any personal or observed anecdotes
> about it,,,,yet! You would do well to get together with some HRM
folks at
> some of the events listed below, with several coming up soon up in
your neck
> of the woods.
>
> http://www.holisticmanagement.org/ Main HRM website
> http://www.holisticmanagement.org/ahm_graze.cfm grazing issues
>
http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/envstud/EnvStudies/lecture.htm
North
> Texas Land Stewardship Lecture Series. Fall lectures by HRM in
Sherman, TX
> on the TX/OK border.
> http://www.hrm-texas.org/ I could not find an HRM organization in
Oklahoma,
> but Texas has a very active chapter. To learn about Rendezvous
2003,a three
> day event in North Texas in September, see
> http://www.hrm-texas.org/main_pages/calendar.html#sept03
>
> There is a ranching lady, Betsy Ross in Central Texas, that is
using AACT on
> her HRM managed land. Apparently with great success! She will be
speaking
> about AACT and how it has helped on her ranch at a conference to be
held at
> Weslaco, TX (the valley) on January 21-23, 2004. The conference
details are
> still being worked out. If you would like more information about
this event,
> please contact me directly.
>
> Steve Bridges
>



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