An older agricultural method where fields are ploughed for grain crops for a few years, then seeded with grass and clover to serve as livestock pasture. This rotation allows animal manure and resting periods to restore soil fertility before the land is tilled again. It was a major advancement over leaving fields bare fallow.
Heard on the job
Implementing convertible husbandry meant the estate could support both a profitable sheep flock and a healthy wheat harvest.
Also heard as
- alternate husbandry
- up-and-down husbandry