Tom Trantham's 12 Aprils Program: Revolutionizing Dairy Grazing

Tom Trantham's dairy farming breakthrough came from observing his cows grazing on a diverse pasture, leading to the development of the 12 Aprils Dairy Grazing Program. This innovative approach, which involves rotating crops to provide fresh forage throughout the year, resulted in increased milk production without the reliance on chemical inputs or expensive machinery.

Trantham was one of South Carolina’s top producing dairymen back in the 1980s. But he wasn’t making much money. He ran a typical confined feeding operation and his feed bill alone ate up 65 percent of his gross income. Then something happened that changed his life.

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