Pasture and Grazing Systems

This area of the NRCS New York Technical Resources Web site provides links to tools and information to assist the conservation planner, farmer, and consumer understand and promote the vitality of grass-based farming.

• BEHAVE (Behavioral Education for Human, Animal, Vegetation and Ecosystem Management)
  BEHAVE is a research and outreach program aimed at understanding the principles that govern diet and habitat selection. Presented by Utah State University.
  
  

• Cornell University Forage-Livestock Systems
  
  

• Forages.org
  Information related to forage crops in the northeast. Presented by Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
   

• Grazing Land Conservation Initiative (GLCI)
  The Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) was founded to provide high quality technical assistance on privately owned grazing lands on a voluntary basis and to increase the awareness of the importance of grazing land resources.
  
  

• Grazing Land Technical Publications
   

• Graze New York
  Graze New York promotes and assists in the successful adoption of grazing for area livestock farmers.
  
  

• Northeast Grazing Guide
  Developed as part of the Northeast Pasture Consortium, this site gives you access to Research Summaries, Extension Resources, and links to other grazing Web sites. Presented by the University of Maine Extension.
  
  

• Prescribed Grazing Management to Improve Pasture Productivity in New York
  The information presented in this guide is based on 12 years of collaborative pasture research conducted by the Cornell University Departments of Animal Science and Agronomy in cooperation with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly the Soil Conservation Service).
  
  

• USDA NRCS National Range and Pasture Handbook

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