We're just coming out of winter, when it seems like more money goes out than comes in. In fact, sometimes it might seem like a year-round issue. But given the chance, would you change what you do?
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.
When Forrest Pritchard, a Berryville, VA farmer, decided to sell Montana lamb along with his farm raised beef and pork, he knew he had a winner on his hands. See what he learned in the process.
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.
If it's just a dry spell, or a real drought, you may need to adjust your stocking rate in your pastures. A plan on paper will help you think ahead, be proactive and make better decisions.
What can a slinky tell us about how to survive drought? RadioLab explains why a slinky can "hover" and we explain how to combine that information with the Hydro-illogical cycle to plan for and get through dry spells and drought.
