Sweet Summertime

Our Katahdin ewes and weaned Dexter cattle co-grazing on summer pasture.

It has been busy the past few months with weaning lambs, making hay, managing pasture, and various other tasks. We took a trip to Pennsylvania and New York to deliver Dexter heifers. We have had multiple people visit the farm to pick out breeding stock from our Katahdin lambs. 

We decided to try co-grazing with our mature Katahdin ewes and weaned Dexter calves this year. We were skeptical of co-grazing but have been pleasantly surprised with the practice. The main advantage of co-grazing for our farm has been better utilization of our pastures. Our pastures have withstood the dry weather better than in years past. The practice of co-grazing allowed our weaned lambs access to better pasture rotations as well. We did have concerns about sorting the co-grazing group at first. However, the Katahdins and Dexters calm nature makes sorting them stress free. We have provided the co-grazing group with a standard sheep mineral. We plan to co-graze our mature Katadhin ewes and weaned Dexter calves in the coming years. We hope you consider this practice as well.