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Monthly Archives: June, 2013

Keyline plowing results: 522,720 worms for $280

How something is tested is just as important as the results. Part of the scientific method is just figuring out if you asked the right questions and tested appropriately. So here we more fully describe what we did, existing conditions, and the farmers' management.

Evaluating Potential Pasture Land, Part 3

In addition to the property features discussed in my last article, there are three more categories to evaluate before you decide to lease or...

Ice Cream Dreams

Editors Note:  Man does not live by grazing alone, so here's an important summer time break.  Thanks, Troy, for sharing a little history, the...

Grazing Management Basics

You're a grazier, so you know some of these things, but it never hurts to take another look at the basics, especially if you're thinking of making a change to your management.

9 Rules for Starting Your Own Farm

As a guest contributor for "The Art of Manliness," Forrest Pritchard shares his 9 Rules for Starting Your Own Farm.  From managing debt, to...

Know Your Grass Growth Stages for Successful Grazing Management

Where are my grasses' growing points?  What is "boot stage" and what happens to growing points that I should know?  What happens to my...

Evaluating a Potential Pasture Lease, Part 2

After you have examined the business conditions that surround a potential pasture lease, it’s time to evaluate the grazing characteristics. You must consider both...

Keyline Plowing: What is it? Does it work?

Keyline plowing seems to promise so much. Its advocates suggest it will build up to 8 inches of topsoil per year, a process that typically takes centuries. Could a simple plow truly speed up the soil-building process?

Boost Horse Pasture Productivity

Our horse pastures can benefit from the same kind of rotational grazing that pastures serving other livestock do. Here are some ideas you can use at home.

Calculating Paddock Size for Dairy Cattle

While this video targets dairy graziers, anyone raising livestock on pasure can benefit from spending 5 minutes with this video. You'll learn how to do the quick and easy math to figure out how big your pastures should be to meet your animals' needs, factoring in fast or slow regrowth through the grazing season.

Meet Lyal Strickland – Grassfed beef producer and musician

Lyal Strickland is a singer, songwriter, and farmer who was born and raised, and still lives in the Missouri Ozarks. Ten days before graduating...

Should I Buy Those Calves?

When you have a good handle on your production costs, and where and for how much you can sell your product, making decisions that increase your profitability become easier.

Whitetop/Hoary Cress – Whatever You Call It, Livestock Love it!

There is a lot of this white-flowering, leafy plant growing along the side of the road near my house and every time I pass it I think, "Someone needs to get some livestock down here to take advantage of this great forage!" If you've got it, here's what you need to know about it.

What Does Light, Moderate and Heavy Grazing Look Like?

One of our readers asked for it, and here it is: a 5 minute video to give you a picture of what different levels of grazing look like.

Are Poisonous Plants A Bigger Problem for Weed-Eating Livestock?

William “Willie” Gibson, a board member of the Vermont Grass Farmers Association, and a dairy and livestock farm advisor for the Northeast Organic Farming...

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