High-intensity, year-round rotational grazing
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1995
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Russell, James
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Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture
The Leopold Center is a research and education center on the campus of Iowa State University created to identify and reduce negative environmental and social impacts of farming and develop new ways to farm profitably while conserving natural resources.
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Compared to row crops, most forage crops reduce water runoff, therefore limiting soil erosion. Forage systems also require less chemical pest control than row crops. Because legume forage species fix nitrogen in the soil, they seldom require nitrogen fertilization. Despite these advantages, profitability limitations have kept forage use from expanding.