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Yearly Archives: 2015

Bread & Butter Farm: An Example of Creative Financing

Editors Note: This piece, prepared by Carrie Abels, comes to us from Vermont's Farm to Plate, and describes "How Bread & Butter Farm worked with...

Fencing How-Tos and Tips

When I started using electric fence back in 1997, I knew so little that I wasn't even sure which questions to ask. I remember...

Training Livestock to Leave Streams and Use Uplands

Cattle can damage streams and surrounding vegetation (riparian areas) by over-grazing riparian vegetation, breaking down banks, decreasing water quality, which can reduce fish populations...

Putting Dairy Cows Out to Pasture: An Environmental Plus

Editors Note: This article was written by Ann Perry, Agricultural Research Service Information Staff, and comes to us from the ARS' Agricultural Research Magazine. Every year, a hefty...

Earworm Cures

Earworms are those songs that repeat over and over in your head. Now, here are some cures.

How Can You Eat That?! It’s So Cute!

My cat and I had an argument about which animals should be eaten and which ones shouldn't. She won.

Are You Working for Nothing?

Don shares some examples of mistakes that cost him and other producers money. They might inspire you to rethink some of what you do so that you're not working for nothing.

One Farmer’s Method for Setting Up Temporary Fencing

Every farmer and rancher has his or her own method for setting up fences and moving cattle. I've learned a lot about how to...

Ride Off Into the Sunrise

Maybe it makes more sense?

When Planning for the Summer Slump, Consider Pearl Millet

While it's too late for this grazing season, you might want to start thinking about this forage for your summer slump next year.

Estimating Cattle Age With Dentition

Did you know that cattle don't get all their permanent teeth until they're 5 years old? The lower front teeth, known as incisors, come...

Taste Bud

There are occasions within agriculture where you get to try new things. You may be thinking that I got to run some new piece...

What Do You Do When Your Grass Gets Ahead of You?

I’ve got too much grass. Did the grass whisperer just say that? Is there any such thing as too much soil-covering grass? Let me rephrase....

What Really Goes On At This Bistro?!

This is a sign I drive past in Tucson almost every time I run errands. And every time I see it, the agriculture part...

A Green Light for Post-fire Grazing

For folks grazing rangelands in the west, a fire can mean that public land managers will require them to keep their livestock off the range for 2 years. But research that shows that's not necessary for healthy rangelands. Check it out!

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