1995 Annual Report for FNC95-097
Lane Construction and Pasture Renovation
Summary
Maintaining high quality pastures and traffic lanes are two major elements associated with management intensive grazing in dairy operations.
Objectives: 1) To establish permanent erositon resistant traffic lanes that will support heavy equipment inall weather conditions, using materials that will not cause hoof damage ofr injury to dairy cows; and 2) to experiment with vairous methods of establishing and maintaing legumes in grass-based pastures.
Results: Two methods of lane improvment being tested were: 1) sand/dirt base, 6-inch road mat (sand and aggregate), geotextile road fabric and 6- to 8-inch crowned crushed limestone; and 2) sand/dirt base, 6-inch road mat and 6- to 8-inch crowned crushed black top (from county road department). Both methods worked very well the first year. Additional time is needed to determine durability of both methods. Legume establishment, utilizing red and latino clover broadcast after spring thaw, was very successful.
Collaborators:
3712 Custer Road
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Office Phone: 7155924104