Precipitation drives pasture improvement, so if you improve the
condition of your pastures and rangelands when it does rain, it
will help you get through those times when it doesn't. One
method of pasture improvement is to provide growing season rest.
Rotational grazing is a method to provide growing season rest.
Put all your cattle in one pasture while you allow other
pastures to rest and accumulate forage. How quickly you rotate
through your pastures depends on the growth rate and type of
grass. If your grass is in a rapid growth phase, then you would
rotate rapidly with a goal to use each pasture once in a 30-day
period. As the growth rate slows, so do your rotations. During a
slow growth period for an introduced, sod-forming grass like
bermudagrass, a common approach is to move through each pasture
in a 60-day cycle. Native grasses will need a longer rest period
during the slow growth phase. The more pastures you have, the
less time you will spend in each, which subsequently allows you
to rest each pastu