Animal Forage, Commercial Farm Projects, Food Plants - Annual,
Food Plants - Perennial, Fungi, Land, Livestock, Plant Systems,
Rehabilitation, Salination, Soil Biology, Soil Composition, Soil
Conservation, Structure — by Joel Dunn June 30, 2012 Harvesting
oats as green native perennial pasture grows up between the
cereal rows (Seis, 2006) Pasture cropping is a farmer-initiated
land management system that seamlessly integrates cropping with
pasture production, and allows grain growing to function as part
of a truly perennial agriculture. Annual winter growing (C3)
cereal crops are direct drilled into living summer growing (C4)
perennial pasture grasses as the pasture sward enters the
dormant phase of its growth cycle, allowing year-round growth
and eliminating fallow and bare ground. This cereal production
for grain and fodder is integrated with an intensive time
controlled grazing system. There are important sustainability
benefits of maintaining more perennial plants across
agricultural landscapes, and the l