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Yearly Archives: 2014

What’s Your State’s Official Soil?

Did you know that your state has an official soil?  Yes, just like the state flower, the state bird, and the state motto, each...

Nothing Challenged My Readiness to Live in the US More Than a Chicken Sandwich

The origins of this week's Thanksgiving Holiday is a meal shared between natives and immigrants. So we thought it was fitting to share this story from someone new to the continent. Ali Shahidy is the first student from Afghanistan to study at Norwich University in Vermont. During his first days in the US he realized that all his English studies hadn't prepare him for ordering a simple sandwich at the airport.

The Coming Revolution

What will cover crops do for us? Here are some thoughts from Chip Hines

Dairy Farming Without Grain

In response to increasing demand for grass-fed dairy products from cows fed only forages, some organic milk buyers are now paying a premium for...

Plants Beat Steel When It Comes To Reducing Soil Compaction

Alan Sundermeier, a researcher at Ohio State University says, "You can't solve your problems with steel.  Even with a subsoiler that may have minimal...

Confusing Road Signs

Here's the translation for this one to help you next time you see it.

Build Your Own Beef Marketing Cooperative

Business is booming for members of the Adirondack Grazers Beef Cooperative. Working together to market their product in the big city has meant that payments to farmers for their beef is up 115% and herd size has grown 55%.

Grazing: Is it Art or Is It Science?

True grazing artists understand that when things aren't going as planned, or Mother Nature gives you a surprise, you don't give up on science. You just remix your paint.

Holy of Holies

Where does Heaven keep its cows, mackerels and ……?

Sheep Managing Vineyards

Sheep, herd dogs, guard dogs, how to manage them and what they cost, shearing and marketing wool, making money, saving money, and helping the environment - this 8-minute, prize-winning video has it all!

Stockpile Grazing Progress Report 1

Editors Note:  Troy Bishopp custom grazes organic dairy heifers.  He is letting us all follow along this fall and winter as they graze stockpiled feed....

Marketing Beef for Small-Scale Producers

If you are a small‐scale producer, direct marketing your beef in halves, quarters, and bundles is the best way to be profitable. Here, Mike Lorentz and Arion Thiboumery give you answers to questions customers might ask, and tips for bundling your product and getting going with direct marketing.

Because It Just Happens

Where does change come from? And how does it happen?

Petey – A Lead Steer’s Story

We all have a story about an animal on our place that was more than just livestock, but was a part of the family. Here's the story of Petey the lead steer and how much he brought to the Ashford farm.

Life and Soil Minerals

Since the beginning of agriculture, successful farming has meant the extraction of minerals from soil as plants grow. A relatively small world population and a...

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