Recently, US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack called for a new, positive story about American agriculture. He said that rural America was becoming less and less politically relevant, and that we need a story that would encourage young people to become involved in farming, and show how we can create new opportunities for rural America. We think this new book could be just that story.
Do you want to know if that fertilizer treatment is working? Or would you like to know if a particular management practice is worth implementing on your whole farm or ranch? You need to do a little on-farm research, and here's booklet that can help you get started.
The idea is out there that raw milk is a great tool for improving pastures. But what we've found is that it's probably not going to make much of a difference.
Preparing for this year's bluebirds, Troy shares how birds benefit him, and the diversity of his farm benefits those that, through loss of habitat, are in danger of becoming homeless.
Why, as farmers and ranchers, do we do what we do? Is it really the money? Or is it because, every spring when the grass begins to grow, and the calves, lambs and kids start to drop, something in us stirs and that something can't be satisfied without being a part of all that new life, sunshine, and green grass?
One of the toughest grazing management periods for livestock producers is spring green-up. It offers all kinds of challenging variables. It is hard to...
You can turn your weeds into alfalfa quality forage by spending about 8 hours over 10 days training your livestock to eat them. Here are the basics on how it works.
Greg Judy is well known for his ability to graze profitably while managing to improve the soil and his pastures. In this article he describes how he has continued to graze through two years of drought while others in his area are looking at dried out, desert-like pastures.
