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Monthly Archives: December, 2014

The Dead Toad Frog

The yellow jackets were the target. The rest was collateral damage. It's something to consider when deciding what to do about a problem.

Pasture Snow Angels

Have you checked out what your livestock are doing for fun in the pasture?  

Breeding a Cow Herd to Fit Your Place

You may not choose the same breed as Steve, but the process he used to create a cow herd for his place can be adapted to fit any operation, or species.

Stress Can’t Kill You Unless You Believe It Can

We want all our On Pasture readers to live long and prosper, so we're sharing this life-saving advice from a health psychologist.  In this...

Improve Your Pastures and Soils With Radishes

When this video starts, you might say to yourself "Precision Cover Cropping?! I do pasture!" But don't turn it off! What this video has...

Handle Your Meat With Care

Here's an important Public Service Announcement from Heritage Hollow Farms about how to take care of your packaged, frozen meat so that it doesn't...

World Soil Day

December 5 is World Soil Day. And there are SO MANY WAYS to celebrate!

Stockpile Grazing Progress Report 3 – Grazing Through Snow

Editors Note: Troy Bishopp is sharing his progress this winter as he custom grazes dairy heifers on stockpiled pasture. If you've missed the first two...

Do You Answer the Phone When It Snows?

Sometimes there are people you just don't want to talk to.

How to Pick the Right Lime for Your Pastures

You did everything right. You sampled your soil, sent in the samples. Got the test results. Three cheers for you!! Now your soil test results...

Cut Up Your Chickens to Make More Money

Tom and Ruth Neuberger run a free-range poultry operation on their farm in Canistota, South Dakota.  In search of additional income from their operation,...

Stop the Presses! MIG More Profitable Than Conventional Dairy Farming!

If you're a dairy farmer you'll want to know that even if your gross income per cow is smaller, your overall profitability is greater. If you're not into dairy, you'll still be interested in improved animal health for grazing animals vs confinement.

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