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January |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered |
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Hang bird, bat, and mason bee boxes
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February |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered |
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Sample soils and have analyzed
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March |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered |
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Plant native trees and shrubs
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April |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure |
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Reseed or overseed pastures if needed |
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Pull emerging weeds |
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Begin rotational grazing of pastures |
| 15th |
Apply 35% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement
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May |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one |
| 15th |
Apply 40% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement
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June |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one |
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July |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one |
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Repair or construct winter confinement area |
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Pull tansy, wearing gloves for protection
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August |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one |
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Repair or construct manure storage bins |
| 15th |
Apply 25% of annual compost or commercial fertilizer requirement
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September |
| 1st |
Clip weeds and tall grasses, harrow manure in grazed pastures after moving livestock to new one |
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Reseed or overseed pastures if needed |
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Repair or install gutters, downspouts, and outlets |
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Apply lime as recommended on a soil test analysis |
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Cut blackberries to ground for control
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October |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
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November |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
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December |
| 1st |
Restrict animals from wet pastures and surface waters |
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Collect manure daily from confinement areas and keep covered
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