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Compost Powered Heat: A New And Proven Form of Renewable Energy

Gaelen Brown - 1
If you've got livestock, you've got manure and other compostables. Here's another way to take advantage of this great resource.

Don’t Feed 9 Billion People. Feed the Soil.

Rachel Gilker - 4
Tired of all that pressure? Here's a solution that will take some of the load off, and still feed 9 Billion people.

Cowaramarup in Cow Suits

Kathy Voth - 0
I don't know which is funnier:  the name of this town, Cowaramarup, Australia, or that 1,352 people who live there dressed up in cow...

Rehabilitating Degraded Rangelands With Managed Grazing

Kathy Voth - 3
This article is from the SARE website and provides great information on how grazing can improve rangelands for the benefit of wildlife, visitors and ranchers alike.

Today has been brought to you by the letter P: Planting peas in pasture

Rachel Gilker - 0
The puny pea can pack a powerful punch when it comes to nitrogen fixing in your pastures. Jeff Rasawehr of Center Seeds talks about peas and planting procedures for pasture productivity and profit.

Our Alter Egos

Rachel Gilker - 0
We like being On Pasture when we go online. Who do you turn into when you visit the internet? [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE6iAjEv9dQ?version=3&hl=en_US&rel=0&w=560&h=315] If you're on a tablet,...

Grass for Gas: Bioenergy in your tank

Sarah Galbraith - 2
Are you a "Grass Farmer?" Well here's a look at a way you can add new meaning to that term.

Stockpiling Tall Fescue

Greg Halich, PhD - 0
With proper grazing management and well-timed fertilizer applications, stockpiling fescue can be a good way to get more forage and keep costs down.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Stock Handlers

Ryan Reuter, PhD - 0
Dr. Ryan Reuter of The Noble Foundation shares what you can do to become a good stock handler.

Home Grown Fuel and Feed

Kathy Voth - 2
Last year, Roger Rainville fueled all his equipment with biodiesel from oilseed crops grown on his farm.  Even more exciting to him than being 100% self-sufficient is that all that fuel only cost $1.71 per gallon. 

Sneaky Pasture Weeds – Sedges and Rushes

Kitty O'Neil - 3
Do you have these? Here's how to tell!

Getting That Local Food Into Town

Forrest Pritchard - 1
This isn't really a how to. It's a how not. Sometimes we need those too. It helps us think about solutions that will work for us all.

Help Save This Ranching Family

Kathy Voth - 1
At the end of the month, the National Park Service at Point Reyes National Seashore will close down Drakes Bay Oyster Farm which has...

Dealing With Summer Grazing Stress

Guest Contributor - 0
Thanks to Willie Gibson for sharing this helpful information! Whether this is year one or twenty-one for your grazing system, this time of year provides...

How to Get Your Chickens to Make the Best Use of Pasture

Kathy Voth - 0
Changing the time when you feed your birds can increase their foraging, potentially increase weight gain, and reduce labor costs.
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