This document describes a project to revitalize overgrazed pastures at Bean Hollow Grassfed farm through installing a new watering and fencing system, implementing a rotational mob-grazing plan, and planting native warm season grasses. The project received funding from NRCS and involved investments in infrastructure, monitoring of the results, and field days to share the outcomes. Through this approach, the farm saw increases in soil health ratings, organic matter levels, and the development of a good plant community while reducing compaction issues on the pastures.

1. Revitalizing Worn-out Pasture
A NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant project with PEC, Bean Hollow Grassfed and VCE

2. Bean Hollow Grassfed
Rappahannock County

4. Overgrazed pastures

6. Bean Hollow Grassfed
Innovations:
● Watering and fencing system
● Mob-grazing rotational plan
● Native warm season grass planting

7. Watering and Fencing

8. Watering and Fencing

9. Rotational Mob-grazing Plan

10. Rotational Mob-grazing Plan

11. Native Warm Season Grasses

12. Infrastructure Investment
Investment Cost
High Tensile Electric Fencing
Livestock Corridor
$37,950
Water Sources $17,650
Native Warm Season Grasses $6,573
NRCS/Soil & Water Cost Share $42,299
Net Input from BHGF $19,874

14. Monitoring

15. Monitoring

16. Monitoring

17. Monitoring

18. Monitoring

19. Field Days

21. Overall soil health rating increase
Organic matter increase
Surface and subsurface compaction issues
Developed good plant forage community

22. Return on Investment

23. Roundabout Meadows

24. Roundabout Meadows