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Monthly Archives: August, 2015

Halloween Costumes for Spotted Critters

You might want to plan ahead for Halloween. Anyone in your herd with interesting spots?

It’s Hard to Say Goodbye

After a summer of working together, Troy is sending his summer interns off into the world to do good things.

From 60% Bare Ground to Less Than 10% – Grazing Management Made the Difference

In this video, Pat Guptill of Quinn, South Dakota shares his experience with his change from a rotational grazing plan to mob grazing saying,...

Caring For Your Organic Dairy Cow

“The only certain thing about animal diseases seemed to be man's inability to prevent or cure most of them. It was not until I...

Your Success Comes From Pasture Plant Structure and Quality, and Animals’ Grazing Skills

Forage intake is key to animal performance. Grazers do best when the forage is a certain height and quality, AND when they have experience with grazing those kinds of plants.

The Best Bacon Ever

Is this label USDA approved? Is their bacon grass-fed?  Does anyone care?

Cattle and Bison are Better Than You At Feed Mixing

If you give them the opportunity, your livestock can mix their own diets so that they gain weight well, and do it for less money.

Healthy Soils Hold Water, But Not Too Much

Here's how to make sure your soils hold enough water, but not too much.

Dairy Cows Save Elephants

When I saw the article in the Washington Post I thought, "I know that farm! I've been there!" So I called Bobby Prigel to...

Creating Quality Silvopastures in Open Pasture Areas Part 2

Last week we started the process of turning open pastures into quality silvopastures by asking the questions we should all ask before we start...

Pluck N’ Grit: Getting a Small Poultry Processing Facility Off the Ground

Here is the story of two women who built their own poultry processing facility and the steps you might expect if you'd like to do the same.

Give Your Soil a Physical

Are you healthy? It is easier to identify an unhealthy person or animal than it is to identify one that is healthy. So it...

Birdsfoot Trefoil Bouquet

Parenting is a lot of things. You could fill in just about any adjective to describe it, and it would be accurate: Hilarious, aggravating, fulfilling,...

Why Livestock Die From Eating Poisonous Plants

Animals come with a built-in mechanism to protect themselves from eating poisonous things. Here's what you need to know about how it works and what you can do to keep your livestock safe.

Creating Quality Silvopastures in Open Pasture Areas Part 1

Silvopasturing usually starts from the forest and moves to pasture. But what if you have pasture and you want to add trees? Brett Chedzoy gets you started with this 2 part series.

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