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Skinner, Robert |
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Submitted to: Meeting Abstract
Publication Type: Other Publication Acceptance Date: 1/31/2007 Publication Date: 2/1/2007 Citation: Skinner, R.H. 2007. Managing Intensively Grazed Pastures. Northeastern Pasture Consortium Annual Meeting. February 1-2, 2007. State College, PA. Interpretive Summary: An interpretive summary is not required. Technical Abstract: Forage production during periods of summer drought can be increased by including additional species in the pasture mixture, especially if those species have desirable attributes such as improved water use efficiency or deep root systems. Conversion of plowed fields to pasture also has the potential for recapturing soil organic matter that has been lost in the past under intensive annual cropping systems. Although good management practices following conversion to pastures can increase soil carbon sequestration, land managers must realize that limits exist to the amount of carbon that can be stored. This fact sheet summarizes information from studies looking at how species diversity affects forage production under drought conditions, and from monitoring efforts to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of relatively mature intensively managed pastures. |
