Tualatin Soil and Water Conservation District

Providing Local Solutions to Local Problems

 

Managing mud is important for animal health and happiness in addition to saving pasture, reducing work load, and improving aesthetics.

 

 

Tips to keep your livestock singing!

¨  Adopt a rotational grazing schedule

¨  Pick manure often 

¨  Maintain a variety of forage species in

          your pastures

¨  Grade surfaces away from heavy use areas

¨  Install gutters and downspouts on roofs to re-direct rain      water

¨  Maintain vegetative buffers between dry-lots, pastures,      streams, and water runoff collection points

¨ Maintain heavy use areas with a prepared surface,          such as gravel or sand for safe footing and                    reduced runoff

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Need more info? Links to mud management know-how

 

             Mud management for small acreage livestock

 

             Mud management for small acreage horse operations

 

             Mud management fact sheet

 

             Sacrifice areas

 

             Sacrifice area diagram

 

             Quick tips and ideas for arena footings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mud Management

If your land looks like this…

Give us a call and we can help!