| Promote | Avoid |
| grass 3 to 6 " high | bare ground or overgrown grass |
| ground cover | wind and rain erosion |
| soil moisture and texture | animals stomping down the ground animals turing it into mud |
| rotate stock every several days | too many animals for too long |
| recycling of nutrients through natural processes (movement and other animals) | waste accumulation or lost nutrients |
| good forage | weeds taking over after good forage is consumed |