08/17/2026
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This is the time of year when the w**ds are out of control and our arch nemesis pig w**d is growing what feels like over a foot a day. ๐ฉ So instead of spraying our pastures, we choose to bush hog them off.
Hereโs a few of the benefits of bush hogging w**ds off the pastures:
โข ๐๐ช๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐จ๐๐จ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐จ: Cutting down broadleaf w**ds, briars, and saplings before they go to seed disrupts their reproductive cycle. This prevents them from choking out desirable grasses like Fescue, Clover, and Bermuda.
โข ๐ฟ๐๐จ๐ง๐ช๐ฅ๐ฉ๐จ ๐๐๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐พ๐ฎ๐๐ก๐๐จ: Tall, dense vegetation creates a damp, shaded microclimate ideal for internal livestock parasites and worms. Mowing exposes the soil surface to sunlight and wind, drying out manure and killing off parasite larvae.
โข ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ฉ๐๐ฏ๐๐จ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฏ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ค๐ฃ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐ฉ: Knocking back a thick, overgrown canopy allows sunlight to reach the lower-growing forage grass tillers. It also clears space so that fertilizing manure can reach the soil directly.
โข ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐ง๐ฃ๐จ ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก ๐๐ช๐ฉ๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐ก: The heavy-duty blades mulch the cut vegetation on-site. As this chopped organic material decomposes, it adds moisture-retaining organic matter and nitrogen back into the topsoil.
So next time you grab a glass of Hensley Farms raw milk, just know a lot of care goes into not only our cows but also the land they graze on as well! ๐ฑ๐
