Pasture 221932 221135950 2008-06-23T05:19:22Z Una Smith 3349439 /* See also */ potrero [[Image:Fillmore.JPG|thumb|right|300px|Cattle herd grazing in pasture.]] '''Pasture''' is land with [[herb]]aceous vegetation cover used for grazing of [[ungulate]] [[livestock]] as part of a [[farm]] or [[ranch]]. Prior to the advent of mechanized farming, pasture was the primary source of food for grazing animals such as [[cattle]] and [[horse]]s. It is still used extensively, particularly in arid regions where pasture land is unsuitable for any other agricultural production. In more humid regions, pasture grazing is exploited extensively for [[free range]] and [[organic farming]]. Pasture growth can consist of [[Poaceae|grass]]es, [[legume]]s, other [[forb]]s, shrubs or a mixture. [[Soil]] type, minimum annual [[temperature]], and [[rainfall]] are important factors in pasture management. ==See also== *[[Potrero]] *[[Transhumance]] *[[Coastal plain]] *[[Farm]] *[[Field (agriculture)|Field]] *[[Flooded grasslands and savannas]] *[[Flood-meadow]] *[[Grassland]] *[[Machair (geography)|Machair]] *[[Meadow]] *[[Plain]] *[[Plateau]] *[[Prairie]] *[[Rangeland]] *[[Savanna]] *[[Steppe]] *[[Water-meadow]] *[[Wet meadow]] *[[Veld]] [[Category:Crops]] [[Category:Livestock]] {{agri-stub}} [[da:Overdrev]] [[de:Weide (Grünland)]] [[et:Karjamaa]] [[fr:Prairie (agriculture)]] [[is:Beitiland]] [[it:Pascolo]] [[lt:Ganykla]] [[mk:Пасиште]] [[nl:Weiland]] [[ja:牧草]] [[no:Beite]] [[pl:Pastwisko]] [[pt:Pasto]] [[ro:Păşune]] [[qu:Michiy]] [[ru:Пастбище]] [[simple:Pasture]] [[wa:Waide]]