Education

A core leg of the Exchange: curated partner teaching on covers, bringing livestock back, managed grazing, silvopasture, and shrinking diesel and fertilizer. We summarize and credit; the full piece lives on the author's site.

50 resources from OSU, Penn State, Kentucky, WVU, SARE, OEFFA, and Stratford — lined up with FarmTec / Stinner fossil-fuel themes.

Theme

All themes Cover crops & forage Integrating livestock Cutting fossil-fuel inputs Managed grazing Equipment & on-farm energy Silvopasture

Bringing animals back onto crop fields — residue, covers, and whole-farm reintegration.

Source

All partners OSU Extension (14)Penn State Ext. (13)UK Extension (5)WVU Extension (4)SARE (4)OEFFA (6)Stratford (4)

Integrating livestock · Penn State Ext.

6 resources

Integrating Grazing into Cropping Systems: Grazing Cover Crops for Soil Health
Penn State Extension · Updated October 2022
Authors: Sjoerd W. Duiker, David W. Hartman, Kathy J. Soder, Justin L. Brackenrich, and Divya Pant
Five soil-health principles for grazing covers: armor, no-till, diversity, living roots, and livestock. Emphasizes take-half/leave-half, frequent moves, and avoiding wet pugging.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestockManaged grazing
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Intensive Grazing Management of Cover Crops for Soil Health
Penn State Extension
Authors: Sjoerd W. Duiker and Divya Pant
On-farm Adams and Franklin County results: MiG moves every 1–2 days delivered ~1,200–2,300 lb/acre DM while leaving about half the residue; bulk density recovered and soil biology often improved.
Cover crops & forageManaged grazingIntegrating livestock
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Potential to Integrate Grazing into No-Till Systems
Penn State Extension · Updated September 2025
Authors: Sjoerd W. Duiker and Jessica A. Williamson
Perennial–annual rotations, grazed covers, and residue grazing on continuous no-till — grazed forage often costs half or less of machine-harvested feed, with no manure-spreading pass.
Integrating livestockCover crops & forageCutting fossil-fuel inputsManaged grazing
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Extending the Grazing Season with Plant Diversity
Penn State Extension
Authors: Sjoerd W. Duiker and Jessica A. Williamson
Warm-season annuals and perennials plus cool-season annuals fill summer slumps and free perennial paddocks to stockpile — no-till makes the rotations practical.
Managed grazingCover crops & forageIntegrating livestock
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Cover Crops for Livestock Grazing
Penn State Extension · Updated November 2025
Authors: David Hartman
Decision guide for grazing covers in a cash-crop rotation: fencing and wet soils, cattle class, why annuals alone rarely beat perennials for cows, and diverse mixes that cut hay bills while building soil.
Cover crops & forageIntegrating livestockManaged grazingCutting fossil-fuel inputs
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Silvopasture Could Work on Your Farm
Penn State Extension · Updated October 2025
Authors: David Hartman
Why managed trees-plus-livestock differs from unmanaged woods grazing: shade gains without manure campouts, site selection, and Northeast learning paths before you thin or plant.
SilvopastureManaged grazingIntegrating livestock
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Every card names the authors and publisher and links to their post, PDF, or project page. Summaries are written for the Exchange; they are not reprints.