2016 in Review
2016 was a year of expansion! Between building 25 acres of new perimeter fence on a new pasture lease and growing the herd, we’ve let our online footprint fade. To counteract this, we wanted…
2015 in Review
2015 was a great year at Banbury Grasslands, and we thought we’d share some highlights It’s ‘almost’ hard to remember given our green Christmas and relatively mild winter weather that last January and February were…
Join the Daily Pasture Mooove!
I often get questions or funny looks when I tell people I move my cattle every day to new grass. We put together this video to show you how easy it actually is and how…
Dung Beetles & the Perfect Manure Patty at Banbury Grasslands
The video shows dung beetles working on a fresh manure patty. The patty is pretty close to perfect, the right consistency that stacks up just a bit with a tell-tale divot in the middle. This…
The cows are here!
We’re very happy that the cows are back at Banbury Grasslands this spring (2013). Two weeks ago, 22 shorthorn yearlings (some grass-fed steers and some replacement females) we raised at my parents farm arrived and…
The Grassland ecosystem, what it’s all about…
This is a very powerful TED talk by Allan Savory, in which he explains how Holistic Management and high density planned grazing is reversing desertification and quite possibly saving the planet.
Shorthorn Cattle
The Shorthorn breed of cattle originated in the North East of England in the late 18th century. The breed was developed as dual purpose, suitable for both dairy and beef production; however there were always…