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Yearly Archives: 2014

Laying Hands on Them – How to Tell When Your Lamb is Finished

You've got the tools right there are the ends of your arms to help you figure out when your lamb is ready for market. Here NCAT's Dave Scott tells you how to use them.

Turn Cow Dung Into Vanilla

Yes, you can spread your manure over your pastures and create fertile soil. But if you're thinking of diversifying what you produce, perhaps you want to collect a little for your own use, and turn it into vanilla!

Samsung Electronics Announces Availability of Eco Trees

Samsung Electronics announced Eco Trees, a smart, eco-friendly air purifier that runs on solar energy, for a richer, sustainable, healthier life. Air Fresh SMART Eco Trees...

Excre-Meat: A New Use for Sewage Sludge

Japanese researchers find a new use for excess sewage sludge: they turn it into MEAT! Is this another option for how we might feed the 9 billion people who will inhabit our planet in the future?

Are You Kidding?

Here's a Kickstarter project your On Pasture editors are interested in, so we thought we'd share it with you too.  "Are You Kidding" is...

What Should I Do About My Pasture Weeds?

Those aren't "weeds" you're seeing. That's great alternative forage! So why not take advantage of it this spring. It's even on sale.

Cattle Handling Pointers

Rick Machen and Ron Gill of Texas A&M share 5 basic principles of cattle behavior and turn them into ten handling pointers to help you become a better low-stress cattle handler.

Weed-Training Frequently Asked Questions

Here's where you can post your questions about training livestock to eat weeds.  This is a great place to come if you're just getting...

The Cost of Thin Cows

Skinny cows may look better in bikinis, but in the beef business that's not really how we measure success. Economic losses from thin cows can...

Cattle Without Legs?! Part II – Forage Recovery and Allocation

In Part I, Meg described how breeding for stocky cattle makes sense and dollars. Now she describes the forage part of creating legless cattle and a better bottom line.

The First Ever, Fun-to-Read Annual Report

Hey! It's On Pasture's Birthday and we're celebrating! From 0 to 326 articles in just 12 months, here's a review of what we've accomplished with your help.

Building a Sustainable Business – It’s Free!

OK - we've covered business planning in a number of articles and from a number of perspectives.  Why?  Because we know that business planning...

Feeding 9 Billion People High-Quality Protein

There are lots of folks worrying about this problem, wondering how agriculture today is going to be able to feed everyone in the future. The solution may not be the agriculture of today, but something much different and outside our box.

Livestock Choose Parasite-Killing Foods

Researchers at Utah State University have conducted several studies that show that tannins in forages can reduce parasite loads in livestock, and that animals...

Get Your Free 2014 Grazing Charts Now!

No matter when your grazing season starts, there's no time like now to download your 2014 version and start thinking about how you want to manage your pastures and paddocks this year.

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