Monthly Archives: August, 2014

Want to know how much your cattle are gaining per day without weighing them? Here's how looking at their manure will give you a pretty good idea.

There are some pretty scary statistics out there about farm income and the difficulties of being profitable. But looked at another way, those same statistics give us interesting indicators of things we might do to swing the tide in favor of farmers and ranchers. On Pasture wants to help make a difference, and here's how.

Sunscreen is always a better choice than soaking up the sun.  But if you have to perfect your tan, here's how.

There's a lot of buzz lately about how a bacteria found in soil may help reduce depression. But that's not the only thing dirt...

These safety tips come to us from Rob DeClue of the Chenango County Soil and Water Conservation District and the New York Grazing Coaltion's Grazette newsletter.

All states have some kind of "right to farm" legislation but only two have amended their constitutions to include this kind of language. The first...

Good fences make good neighbors, but electric fences make hilarious stories. Rachel: Years ago, I heard this one, from a really neat guy named Bill Stout....

Great protein, grows well, and has tannins that help livestock deal with parasites. Plus, it's pretty! What's not to like about this forage?

A season of managed grazing can be hard on your fences and changes in vegetation and soil moisture take their toll. Here are some suggestions for figuring out what's wrong and fixing it.

Managing livestock means more than just dealing with the animals in our herds. It also means taking into account the animals that we live amongst. In some cases, grizzlies, and the humans who are there to protect them.

Here's a great forage that you should think about for your pastures, what it can do for you, and how you can manage it best so it can do its job.

Did you miss out on this year's Farmers Markets?  Are you wondering if this is for you and what it takes to get started?...

If Dean Anderson of the USDA ARS Jornada Experimental Range has his way, cows will wear these little "hats" that tell them where to go and we won't have to build fences anymore!

This is a work in progress. But if we all pitch in, it's something that will help all of us who need the benefits of a good co-op.

A tomato and mayonnaise sandwich on store-bought white bread is the finest sandwich known to mankind. This is not up for debate, and the ingredients are not negotiable. Salt and pepper are permissible, but if you try to get schmancier than that, you'll screw it all up, and your sandwich should be taken away from you until you learn to properly appreciate the simple perfection of this combination.