Grasslands & Pastures
West Virginia’s mountainous terrain is often better suited for grassland and pasture.
There are numerous resources available through the WVU Extension Service site on Forage & Livestock.
Here are some examples of sources the Forage & Livestock site provides:
Extended grazing reduces winter feed costs
Improving Dairy Profitability by Pasture Management
Pasture and Meadow Nutrient Management – Video
Pasture Ecology: Managing Things That We Cannot See – PDF
Improving Dairy Profitability by Pasture Management
Pasture Management for Pasture-finished Beef – PDF
Pasture Forage Quality in West Virginia – PDF
Hay Quality in West Virginia – Final Report Hay Yield and Economics Porject – PDF
Horse Pasture Management – PDF
On a related subject, visit the WVU site on Forage-Livestock Systems. A forage-livestock system is the combination of forages, livestock, management, and marketing that a manager uses to meet personal and business goals. An effective system optimizes the strengths and minimizes the weaknesses of the social, economic, and ecological environment in which it functions.
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