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Yearly Archives: 2014

What to do when your overalls get too tight

This is an easy self-help solution that doesn't require a diet or exercise.

You Can Lease Land for Winter Grazing and Make More Money

At the end of his SARE-funded project looking at the possibility and profitability of winter grazing in the Northeast, farmer Ridge Shinn concluded that a farmer...

Socialize With Cows to Promote Soil Fertility

When I studied Agronomy in Brazil, my grazing mentors recommended that farmers that walk in the paddock or grazing strips for a few minutes...

Beware of Chickens

Safety first in the hen house!

Getting Paid for Stewardship – Water Quality Trading

You're probably already reaping the benefits of conservation practices on your operation like better soil, cleaner water, and bigger profits.  But what if you...

Management-Intensive Grazing With Bison

I was lucky enough to visit Mark Kossler when he was the manager of Turner Enterprises' Vermejo Park Ranch in New Mexico. The ranch...

A Great Grazing Systems Planning Guide

From folks at University of Minnesota Extension, this guide helps you look at your pastures and your stock so you can develop your own grazing management plan or tweak the one you've got.

The Proof is in the Poop Pudding

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.

Should You Let Your Children Grow Up to Be Farmers?

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.

Tanning Tips For Vacationing Farmers

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

Soil Bacteria Might Make You Smarter

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...

Fast Facts – Electric Fence Safety

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.

Right to Farm – Should There Be a Law?

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...

Electric fences make hilarious stories

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....

Chomp Down on Chicory

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?

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