Rotational grazing

a really nice example of rotational grazing herding method somewhere in Hawaii:

full size screenshot

rotational grazing Hawaii.kmz (867 B)

Nice to see your work again!


I wish good ol' Markopolo, who was last heard from somewhere near these cows, would also return to us.

well, not work - rather shirk; and post-worthy stuff collecting besides work at the office needs some extra time...
my boss would not be delighted, glad at least you appreciate it! (:
best,
g

¹Rotational, ²differentiated garzing on ³center pivot irrigated pasture.

Keep zoom-out interrupded by some look arounds.

Not only these huge herding facilities everywhere with different groups of herds of animal (livestock development) debared in different groups into different segments of the piecharts of huge rotational grazing systems, but also big scale forest management to the W called Eyrewell Forest and all that industrial/agricultural landscape use they do right there on NZ along that so good looking river called Waimakariri! (nice panoramio shot: Waimakariri River : Upstream By Tony Reid (30 km W from mark))

Should I edit my oGEC post it is not sustainable, rather called it industrial.

not an info deposit in layers...

rotational grazing NZ.kmz (769 B)

now let me quote some additions to my NZ reply above.
the article occured at earthobservatory.nasa.gov two days ago:

Where River and Winds Weave
February 11, 2017


acquired October 17, 2015
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The alluvial plains of the Waimakariri contain pastureland and sod farms. Near the shallow, wide riverbed, some farmers keep paddocks and fields where cattle graze; Christchurch gets much of its milk from dairy farms around the river. The poorly-drained soils also lend themselves to sod farming.


The snow-fed river, which has its source in the Southern Alps, has a highly variable flow and sporadic flooding. Even so, the nearby terrain is susceptible to dry periods. Some fields farther from the river are irrigated by center-pivot sprinklers, which form a circular pattern when the landscape is viewed from above.

The Eyrewell Forest pine plantations were established in the late 1920s. New Zealand’s dense stands of pinus radiata grow for more than 25 years before they are harvested, and the trees can stand up to 40 meters (130 feet) tall. Patches of older pines grow alongside younger ones, as well as stands of native species such as kanuka trees.

Although bucolic and green, the Canterbury Plains are not always calm. Strong winds occasionally scour the rural area and wipe out forests, which tend to grow in strips parallel to the wind flow. Winds toppled thousands of trees in the area in 1945, 1964, and 1975. The winds often blow in from the northwest, perpendicular to the Southern Alps, and increase in speed as they roll downhill. The soil beneath Eyrewell Forest is shallow and has compacted gravel beneath, preventing trees from developing deep roots. 
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full article

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Jul 28, 2016 6:42:11 GMT syzygy said:

Should I edit my oGEC post (about sustainable forestry) - it is not sustainable, rather called it industrial.

now what to say: 'they have to plant this way - forest management'? (:

so put another marker next to my old one, with some less specific nomenclature as tried there or above:
wind safe - forest management.kmz (793 B)

sorry, in lack of info I cannot locate scene, but have felt, must share this immediately:

Laying Pipe on TwistedSifter - aerial drone caption of laying water pipe (as a boss) to a center pivot on a farm somewhere ...

(could anyone dig up some info on this?)