Planning a watering system for controlled grazing.(Brief Article)

Controlled grazing is the practice of moving a herd of livestock from one pasture to another and allowing each pasture a period of rest before it's grazed again. The grazing system needs to contain at least 12 pastures per herd in order to provide a sufficient rest period for each pasture.

With all these pastures, one of the first obstacles producers encounter is the type of watering system to use. Several factors should be considered before buying tanks or digging ponds.

Work at the University of Missouri Forage Systems Research Center shows that forage uti