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Capturing Sunlight, Book 1: Skills & Ideas for Intensive Grazing, Sustainable Pastures, Healthy Soils, & Grassfed Livestock Paperback – January 20, 2020

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There is magic in forages!

The magic of sunlight and green leaves and the miracle of photosynthesis. The magic of legumes that pull nitrogen from the air to make proteins, of roots interacting with the soil, of plants capturing and storing carbon, and of the vast array of forages that contain the protein, fiber, and starch upon which livestock depend. This book describes this magic.

But making this magic work for us is a challenge. To meet this challenge, we need skills and knowledge.

In this book, you’ll learn these skills and knowledge: how to look at a pasture and know when to open the gate and what happens to forages during grazing. You’ll learn about renovating pastures, designing grazing systems, and making sound business decisions in grazing operations.

You’ll learn practical science about forages: the dark and hidden qualities of soil, plant chemistry and physiology, forage nutritional value, modern methods for describing fiber, the principles of storing hay and silage. These no-nonsense topics apply to any species of grazing livestock: beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, bison, and horses. There’s even a chapter on the forage nutrition of dinosaurs, should that ever become necessary.

The last section of this book is a special treat: A practical, in-depth handbook on intensive grazing systems. I systematically outline the skills of Management Intensive Grazing—one of the most intelligent and efficient ways ever devised for managing improved pastures. These pages might not be filled with the chants and bubbling cauldrons of mystical wizards, but they will open doors to a wizardly world of forage skills.

This is not a dry textbook or a collection of homey anecdotes. Rather, you’ll find down-to-earth essays on practical skills and underlying science. Short, easy-to-read chapters. With a bit of humor now and then.

This book will give you knowledge -- it will enrich your days and help you make good decisions. Even if you’re not a grazier, this book will stay with you long after you finish reading it. You’ll never again drive past a pasture without seeing it in a different light.
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Woody Lane is a nationally-known livestock nutritionist and forage specialist living in Roseburg, Oregon. Since moving to Oregon in 1990, he has owned and operated Lane Livestock Services, an independent consulting firm. Woody provides technical advice to farms, ranches and all types of agricultural businesses and agencies. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees in Animal Nutrition at Cornell University. Woody has published hundreds of popular articles and fact sheets on sheep and cattle production and more than 25 research articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He is currently involved in many projects and activities: Teaching courses in livestock nutrition and forage management to ranchers in Western Oregon. Writing and publishing books on livestock nutrition and forage management. Facilitating three forage study groups for farmers and ranchers in Western Oregon. Writing a monthly livestock nutrition column for The Shepherd magazine. Being a featured speaker in scores of workshops and conferences across the United States and Canada.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lane Livestock Services (January 20, 2020)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 332 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0983323828
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0983323822
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.75 x 9 inches
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WOODY LANE has worn many hats: livestock nutritionist, forage specialist, grazing expert, teacher, writer, speaker, university professor, private consultant, Peace Corps Volunteer. He earned his PhD from Cornell in Animal Nutrition and lives in western Oregon. A captivating teacher, he’s been a keynote speaker in conferences across the United States, Canada, and New Zealand. He’s passionate about using science to guide decisions and solve practical field problems — especially with pasture management and sheep and beef cattle nutrition. His writing is very approachable, like sitting across the table from him with a cup of coffee. His first book FROM THE FEED TROUGH explains many of the principles of feeding livestock. His second book CAPTURING SUNLIGHT covers grazing, soil health, forages — the practical skills for anyone interested in pastures.

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Rural NE Texas
5.0 out of 5 stars Ultra practical and highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on March 14, 2021
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There are at least a few truly outstanding books on grazing and forage management. None are better than this one. Like one reviewer said, " it was a lucky day for me when I discovered Woody Lane's books". Dr. Lane has that rare knack of being able to explain complex concepts in such a way as to make them simple, even obvious. The information contained in this book is immediately actionable, a fact I really appreciate. The chapters are quite short, 2 or 3 pages, which is nice because the concepts explained are not muddied up with too much other information in a single chapter. This makes the book very easy to read. Frankly, I'm shocked the overall ratings aren't much higher. I own and have read thoroughly essentially all of the well known books on intensive grazing and forage management and not one is better than this. Honestly, most aren't as good. Jim Gerrish's books and Sarah Flack's book are both examples of the best books in this field and I highly recommend them. Also Dale Strickler's books. These folks have truly "been there and done that" with the dirt under their fingernails to prove it. I say "very well done Dr. Lane, highly commendable". In a word "practical".
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Debbie Smith
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2023
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I’m new to the farming thing. I have learned a lot form this book. Feels like a class for farmers and ranchers that desire to learn and improve their hay and live stock production.
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Jaye
5.0 out of 5 stars Jam packed with valuable information.
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2023
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This book was written for sheep ranchers. But, much, if not all, of it is applicable to other animal operations.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It's relevant and entertaining
Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2021
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I feel like a lot of books nowadays has some political agenda attached to them. This book was all informative, and it had a little humor mixed in. One of the best books I've read about the topic so far
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RT Farms
3.0 out of 5 stars great book, very poor binding
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2021
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the book is well written, good info, glad I bought it. The binding, however, is very poor. Pages break loose from just turning them, and fall out on the table.
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Eric R.
1.0 out of 5 stars More of a math book
Reviewed in the United States on September 5, 2022
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Not an enjoyable read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, practical information for graziers
Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2020
If you are a livestock producer with grazing animals, buy this book. If you are a college student interested in practical applications of forage concepts, buy this book. If you are a county agent who needs a nice pasture management reference, buy this book. I’m a forage specialist at Clemson University and have worked with producers and county agents for the past 20 years. I also graze a small flock of sheep on an even smaller farm here in South Carolina. I spent some quality COVID-19 quarantine time on our back porch reading through this book. It is organized and written in a similar manner as Jim Gerrish’s books with short, informative and practical chapters written to address specific problems or to explain observations that Dr. Lane has made on livestock operations. These topics or “chapters” are organized into thematic sections so that the reader can read one or several topics in areas including grazing techniques, soils and fertilization, forage growth, forage quality and even a section addressing the science and business interface of grazing. My favorite topic (by far) was a thought provoking one summarizing a Cornell lecture delivered by Dr. Van Soest on the intake and digestion of fiber by the largest dinosaurs. It was a great chapter to read and allow the mind to wander over a cold beer. The last section is a self described textbook which covers intensively managed grazing systems. This 25+ page section alone justifies the book’s purchase price and gives a fantastic introduction to managed grazing even covering the grazing wedge. The book is fully indexed and even has an appendix. Pick up a copy of this book. It’s producer friendly and can be used to read about an individual topic when there are only a few free minutes in the evening or over longer periods of time (like in a quarantine situation!). I’ve got a feeling I’ll read that dinosaur chapter a few more times in the coming weeks to think more about tree ferns and fermentation in cold blooded animals.
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Dennis Hancock
5.0 out of 5 stars A highly digestible book on forage and pasture management
Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2021
Dr. Lane's book, "Capturing Sunlight," is a great collection of practical and insightful recommendations on the nature of grazing management and forage crop production. If you will pardon the pun, I found it highly digestible, too. By that I mean, this book is one that the reader can pick their way through at their leisure, even jumping around as they might like. The book is largely a collection of short essays (almost all of which is a compendium of writings he has published in magazines and "The Shepherd" magazine) that is organized by topic and theme. Moreover, Woody describes the topics and background with common language, helping to explain any jargon of the discipline as he goes. So often, I found that Dr. Lane had written about a subject in much the same way and with the same progression as I would have written it. For me, it had great flow and logic, which made it an even easier read. Additionally, Woody brings a wit and flare of phrase that spice up the subject. I pictured him writing with a wry smile as he crafted some of his phrasing. I highly enjoyed this book and highly recommend to all who seek to better understand forage and pasture management.
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