One of the main reasons we practice planned grazing is to preserve and restore the agroecosystems of the soil and pasture. If we allow the animals to remove too much plant cover, we expose the soil to the harsh effects of the sun and rain. By constantly moving our cattle, they leave enough grass and forage behind so that it can grow back rapidly and put out new roots. Much like solar panels, these plants drive the microbial and fungal communities in the soil ecosystem, allowing the forages to se

As the turkeys were moved to a new field, a problem arose: our farmers needed to find a water line to provide a drinking source for the animals! Walker turned to an easy solution taught to him by his dad when he was a child, called dowsing. Using two metal wires bent in an L shape, along with two PVC pipes serving as grips, he slowly walked across the field, and suddenly, the metal wires formed an X. He then marked the spot and checked the reference point coming from the opposite direction, and