Presenter: Daniel Salatin, Polyface Farm

Description: In this video Daniel teaches the audience about the importance of rotational grazing no matter how big or small your livestock operation is.

Daniel is a multi-generational farmer. He’s grown up in the farming landscape in Swoope, VA. Farming right out of the gate has given him a lifetime of experience, mastery, and confidence that comes from a life’s work and passion. ⁠Today he leads an ever-growing team at Polyface Farm. Daniel finds the most joy in his family, teaching, team building, healing soil, farm design, a growing relationship with Jesus, working with livestock, and hunting. Managing the day-to-day flow of the farm, he works with cattle, hogs, meat birds, layers, turkeys, rabbits, sheep, and forestry, but most importantly- People. ⁠This keeps him learning something every day in a high-energy, outdoor workplace. With over 30 years of hands-on experience in the land healing, healthy food growing world, Daniel is practical in his approach and teaching.⁠

Recorded: Jan. 7, 2025

Video: Rotational Grazing
This segments been funded under a Conservation Collaboration Cooperative Agreement NR226740XXXXC008 between the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and South Dakota Specialty Producers Association (SDSPA), to promote sustainable agriculture practices and environmental stewardship. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the USDA or NRCS.
On March 20, 2025   /   Meat & Livestock Resources, Urban Ag Resources