Mob grazing: outwintering
Outwintering in wet conditions
Throughout January 2021, farmers in our mob grazing group - Heather and Philip Close of Balsar Glen in South Ayrshire, Katharine Sharp of Achpopuli Farm in Inverness-shire, and Roger Dixon-Smith of the Sailean Project on the Isle of Lismore - shared short daily videos on Twitter and in our Mob Grazing Scotland Facebook group showing:
- Outwintering cattle and sheep
- Bale grazing methods
- Kit including automatic gates, using a ram pump and other infrastructure
- Managing foot health and fluke
- Enhancing biodiversity and dealing with wet pasture
- Managing the water cycle
- Grazing planning
Watch a playlist of all the mob grazing videos on outwintering in wet conditions here:
At the end of January, we also hosted a Q&A with the group on outwintering in wet conditions. You can watch the recording here:
Outwintering across the rest of Scotland
Following on from our videos on outwintering in wet conditions, other members of our mob grazing group based across (slightly!) less wet areas of Scotland are also sharing videos on outwintering their livestock through February 2021.
We'll be seeing videos from:
- Johnnie Balfour at Balbirnie Home Farms, Fife
- Robert and Andrew Brewster at Easter Denoon Farm, Angus
- Sandra Baer and Lynn Cassells at Lynbreck Croft, Granton-on-Spey
Watch a playlist of all the mob grazing videos on outwintering across Scotland here:
To follow what's happening with this topic and others, we'd recommend you join the Mob Grazing Scotland Facebook group, follow us on Twitter, or follow the #MobGrazingScot hashtag to see all of the content shared by our mob grazing group.