Courtesy of Jorgensen Land and Cattle
KEEPING TABS WITH TECH: Jorgensen Land and Cattle ran a pilot project in 2020 using radio-receiver collars to better manage the farm’s rotational grazing system. Cattle producer tests virtual fencing with success on open pasture.
Managing more than 1,500 cattle on pastureland can be a headache. Now, imagine managing that many head in a rotational grazing system that calls for moving those animals twice a week.
Jorgensen Land and Cattle does just that after introducing rotational grazing into its operation near Ideal, S.D., in northern Tripp County in 2017.
JLC is a family farm operation with an 850-head Angus cow herd on 8,800 acres of native prairie pasture, as well as about 13,000 acres of crop ground. The farm also runs a concentrated animal feeding operation from which it annually markets more than 4,000 bulls.
Farm Progress
LOOK BELOW: It is easy to drive by and judge a farmer’s field. Why is it ripped up? Is it weed-free? Are the plants healthy? But sometimes, the success of a farm management practice, like no-till, is seen below ground. Immersion opens eyes to possibilities presented by changing tillage practices.
Jan 22, 2021
Nothing like diving right in to right my wrongs.
During my few college years in South Dakota, I forged many great friendships, and those friendships have developed into lifelong ag-industry connections. Of course, as we get together since our collegiate years, we reminisce about old times, but conversations usually meld into what’s going on in our current ag worlds.