Sustainable Dairy Farming
In the second part of Living on Earth’s series on the Great Lakes region, host Steve Curwood visits a family farm near the shores of Lake Michigan to report on a sustainable alternative to traditional dairy farming. “Rotational Grazing” combines old-fashioned grazing practices with modern technology to reduce production costs, improve soil quality, prevent manure runoff and attract wildlife back to the farm.
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