Agricultural Science·Livestock husbandry · NSSCO 4.1.4
Pasture & range management
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Almost every animal on a Namibian farm lives off the natural veld — the grasses, legumes and browse bushes that grow on the range. In this lesson we learn, gently and step by step, how a good farmer looks after that grazing: the grazing methods and their pros and cons, our Namibian grasses and browse plants, how many animals the land can truly carry, and how to improve tired pasture with fertiliser, lime and drainage.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Agricultural Science 4.1.4):
- Explain what is meant by pasture and range management
- Discuss the methods of pasture and range management, including their advantages and disadvantages
- Describe the vegetation of grazing lands in Namibia, including grasses and legumes for grazing and bushes for browsing
- Describe one local grass species and one other pasture plant, including their methods of propagation and establishment
- Define stocking rate and carrying capacity and describe the dangers of overstocking
- Describe improvement of pasture by the use of fertiliser, lime and drainage
- Explain the value of non-grass species to the pasture and livestock
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