Mob Grazing

Years ago, when our people first came to the prairies, they were met with large herds of buffalo. These native buffalo lived in large herds, and stayed close together for protection from predators.

They were always on the move, looking for more forage. They also knew that if they stayed in one spot for too long, they would be overcome by predators.

For thousands of years, these buffalo lived in tight groups. Any grass that they did not eat was trampled, and that trampled grass added carbon to the soil.

In this manner, the prairie soils were made into what was one of the most fertile soils in the world.

On our farm, we try to mimic this natural happening that once occurred in the prairie by grouping our cows into a tight group, and moving them often - multiple times a day.

As we do this, we are trying to re-create what the buffalo naturally did in times past.

Our cows eat the best grass, and the rest of the grass gets trampled. This trampling affect adds another layer of carbon to our soil each time we bring the cows through.

After the cows leave each area, we allow a long recovery time. This recovery time allows the grass to re-grow before we rotate the cows through again and repeat the process.