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Yearly Archives: 2014

A Spring Visit With Greg Judy at Green Pastures Farm

Greg Judy's cattle are out and grazing in Missouri.  So here's a quick trip down there to see what he's up to and hear...

Utah Rancher and The Nature Conservancy Working to Protect Grasslands

Ranchers and The Nature Conservancy working together?  It sounds like a case of odd bedfellows.  But in the decades she's been running the Dugout...

Ground-Breaking News

Thanks to stockmanship experts and authors Whit Hibbard and Dr. Lynn Locatelli, On Pasture readers are getting a look at ground-breaking analysis of animal behavior, and will likely shake up some old patterns of thinking.

Will Temple Grandin’s Handling Facilities Work for You?

Do you think you need a new cattle handling facility? Are you trying to figure out what will work best for you? Here’s an analysis of the Grandin system and how it matches animal behavior in action.

Don’t Fence Me In!

As graziers, figuring out how to keep out livestock where we want them to be can be challenging at times.  But it's nothing compared...

Stockmanship Journal Article References

1. Grandin, T. (1989). Behavioral principles of livestock handling. Professional Animal Scientist, 5(2), 1-11. 2. Grandin, T. (1990). Design of loading facilities and holding pens....

First Taste of Bacon

Once you've tasted bacon you understand.

Start Your Grazing Season Off With Kindness

Being kind to your spring pastures will make all the difference this summer. Troy Bishopp describes starting times and shares the Pasture T Account for figuring pasture production and animal demand, all to help you avoid springtime wrecks.

Life Without Livestock

As part of my preparations for our move to Tucson, this past weekend I gave up my goats. A couple that raises beef cows nearby...

No One Ever Talks about a Good Root Canal

If you’re gonna chew on a blade of grass or smile for the camera, it pays to have a good set of chompers. Being...

Is Rancher’s Success Against Ragweed Really a Win?

Yes, you can use equipment, herbicides and fertilizers to reduce your weeds and increase your grasses in pasture. But is it really cost-effective? Just a thought - maybe if your livestock ate nutritious weeds, everyone's life would be easier.

Scientists Preventing Climate Change From Taking Away Our Beer

Not only do droughts brought on by climate change reduce barley production, they also change the makeup of the grains themselves.  Both those things...

Stockpiling Tall Fescue – Start Planning Now Because You’ll Need to Be Ready in July

Spring has barely arrived, and some of you may not even have moved your animals to pasture. So why are we talking about stockpiling? Because as you're putting your grazing plan together, knowing what you have to do to extend your grazing season will help you make sure you get there.

Adapt or……

This issue of On Pasture is all about adapting: • Feeding stock through the winter can be hard and expensive. Setting up your grazing plan so...

Cows vs. Willie Nelson

When the cows win, we all win!

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