<p>A pasture management system comprising: a plurality of pastures having a first end and a second end; a rest area; a plurality of fences surrounding a portion of said plurality of pastures; a plurality of gates in said fences; an irrigation system with a fluid distribution point at said first end of said plurality of pastures and a fluid recapture point at said second end of said plurality of pastures; and said plurality of pastures accessible from said rest area through one or more of said plurality of gates in said fences.</p>