Contents d Foreword ix Introduction: The One Cow Revolution
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Chapter One: The Farm Photosynthesis 101 ¶ Extractive Farming ¶ Regenerative
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Chapter Two: The Land Where Do You Want to Be? ¶ What Qualities Are Necessary? ¶ Durable Tenure, Regenerative Agriculture, and the Next
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Chapter Three: Water Finding Water ¶ Pressurized Water—City and Well ¶ Surface Water—Ponds, Streams, Rivers, and Lakes ¶ Rainwater and Runoff—Roofs, Foundation, and Pavement ¶ Nonelectric Pumps—Nose, Sling, and Ram ¶ Developed Water Sources— Springs and Seeps ¶ Stock Watering Systems ¶ Water in the Pasture—Pumps, Hoses, and Tanks ¶ Record Keeping
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Chapter Four: Grass Grass, Pasture, Forage ¶ Elements of a Good Paddock ¶ Estimating Forage ¶ Grazing with the Seasons ¶ Pasture Management ¶ Pasture Grasses ¶ Record Keeping
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Chapter Five: Fence Intensive Grazing ¶ Electrical Fences ¶ Fencing Equipment— Posts, Reels, Chargers, and More ¶ Bringing the Charge to the Fence ¶ Setting Up Fence ¶ Points of Paddock Design ¶
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Farming on the Independent Farmstead
Right Thing
Moving Livestock—Making Paddock Shifts
Chapter Six: Ruminants 123 Choosing a Ruminant ¶ Goats—Caprine Grazers ¶ Sheep— Ovine Grazers ¶ Cows—Bovine Grazers ¶ Buying a Ruminant
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