https://modernfarmer.com/2022/04/raising-cattle-on-native-grasses/ Farm. Food. Life. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 20:13:31 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.1 https://modernfarmer.com/2022/04/raising-cattle-on-native-grasses/#comment-65218 Mon, 03 Jul 2023 11:40:15 +0000 https://modernfarmer.com/?p=146167#comment-65218 “The biggest challenge of cultivating native grasses is getting the grasses established. Converting existing pastures to native grasses requires completely renovating the fields, and lots of patience as the native grass seedlings develop. These species are slow starters.”
This is the main reason I see it, it’s going to take multiple years to establish fields which basically means the land is going to be vacant for some time, on top of initial investments into the switch(even with gov support). Maybe there are a way to recoup some expenses by making those fields something like camping spots(no vehicles ofc, I’d say a lot of outdoor stores and solo enthusiasts would be happy to promote those), but question is: would the grasses sustain some sort of on-foot activity and would it recoup enough losses.

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