English Summary/英文概要： Good Grazing Management will allow farmers to gain a solid understanding of the key principles of grazing management so that they can both design and manage successful grazing systems. The book’s unique approach will present information first from the plant perspectives, and then from the livestock perspective—giving the readers an understanding of both plant and animal needs before setting up the grazing system. The third section of the book will combine this information with that of detailed design and management. The book will be oriented to ruminant farmers with an emphasis on dairy, beef, and sheep. It will include some of the pasture requirements specific to organic farmers, but will be of use to both non-organic and organic farms.

Other books on grazing are either solid but outdated (Murphy’s Greener Pastures On Your Side of the Fence), more recent but lacking in necessary technical detail (Gerrish’s Management Intensive Grazing and Kick the Hay Habit, Nation’s Quality Pasture), or are so technical that they are inaccessible to most farmers (Ed Rayburn’s books, for example). Good Grazing Management will fill the gap in the library of grazing books, oriented to farmers and service providers who are looking for technical information presented in way that is easier to read and understand.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 良好的放牧管理体系将让农民充分了解放牧管理的主要原则，使他们能够自行设计和管理成功的放牧系统。本书视角独特，将首先从植物的角度，然后从畜牧的角度呈现信息，使读者充分了解建立放牧系统前的植物和动物的需求。本书的第三部分将这一信息与详细设计和管理相结合。本书面向放养反刍动物的牧民，重点关注奶牛、肉牛和羊。本书中还包括一些有机牧场的特定要求，但都将同时适用于非有机和有机农场。

有关放牧话题的其他书籍要么是古板过时的（比如Murphy的《Greener Pastures On Your Side of the Fence》，或者比较现代但缺乏必要的技术细节（比如Gerrish的《Management Intensive Grazing》以及《Kick the Hay Habit, Nation’s Quality Pasture》），或者技术性太高，使得普通牧民无法掌握（比如Ed Rayburn的书）。本书将填补放牧书籍方面的空白，面向农民和服务业者，呈现更容易阅读和理解的信息。(LYR)

Sarah Flack is the author of Organic Dairy Production and is a nationally known speaker and consultant on grazing and organic livestock production. Sarah grew up on a Vermont family farm that used management intensive grazing techniques. She later studied Alan Savory’s holistic planned grazing; she has a master’s degree in plant and soil science from the University of Vermont. She has also worked with Jack Lazor of Butterworks Farm and the late Jerry Brunetti. Sarah has written extensively about grass farming and is well-known in the ACRES community. When she is not traveling, Sarah lives in northern Vermont on her off-grid (photovoltaic) small farm.