January 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
  • Hang bird, bat, and mason bee boxes

February 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
  • Sample soils and have analyzed

March 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
  • Plant native trees and shrubs

April 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure
  • Reseed or overseed pastures if needed
  • Pull emerging weeds
  • Begin rotational grazing of pastures

April 15th

  • Apply 35% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement

May 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one

May 15th

  • Apply 40% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement

June 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one

July 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one
  • Repair or construct winter confinement area
  • Pull tansy, wearing gloves for protection

August 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one
  • Repair or construct manure storage bins

August 15th

  • Apply 25% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement

September 1st

  • Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one
  • Reseed or overseed pastures if needed
  • Repair or install gutters, downspouts, and outlets
  • Apply lime as recommended on a soil test analysis
  • Cut blackberries to ground for control

October 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered

November 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered

December 1st

  • Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters
  • Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
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