There's also strong logic in having hay as part of crop rotation, which as we know, is vital to reduce the need for fertilizer.
On top of this, there's loads of land useless for anything other than grazing. Too dry, with no irrigation (only usable for grazing in the spring). Too rocky, too much of a slope, soil quality not right (too much clay, etc, etc), yet still able to support grasses.
There's a lot of grazing done, in and outside of the US.
Lastly, and this was mentioned GP, it's vital to produce more than we eat each year. Extremely vital. Part of all the subsidies we have, is to ensure farmers DO grow more than required.
To ensure that the free market, doesn't bottom out pricing too much, because we have farmers over producing. If you want to start removing subsidies, then you should first ensure people have a year's worth of canned emergency food on hand.
If people get hungry, that's where the knives come out. If your kid is hungry, you're going to feed it.
Also:
https://www.covercropstrategies.com/articles/1368-adding-hay...
There's also strong logic in having hay as part of crop rotation, which as we know, is vital to reduce the need for fertilizer.
On top of this, there's loads of land useless for anything other than grazing. Too dry, with no irrigation (only usable for grazing in the spring). Too rocky, too much of a slope, soil quality not right (too much clay, etc, etc), yet still able to support grasses.
There's a lot of grazing done, in and outside of the US.
Lastly, and this was mentioned GP, it's vital to produce more than we eat each year. Extremely vital. Part of all the subsidies we have, is to ensure farmers DO grow more than required.
To ensure that the free market, doesn't bottom out pricing too much, because we have farmers over producing. If you want to start removing subsidies, then you should first ensure people have a year's worth of canned emergency food on hand.
If people get hungry, that's where the knives come out. If your kid is hungry, you're going to feed it.