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Monthly Archives: February, 2015

Winter Check-up Time for Your Cows and Grass

Editors Note: In some parts of the U.S. snow totals are well above normal and graziers are feeding their stock. Meanwhile, other parts of the country are...

The Freshest Milk Possible

Imagine what the dairy aisle might look like if grocery stores started providing milk in this kind of container!

Body Condition Scoring Your Beef Cow Herd

A cow's body condition is a good indicator of how well her calves will do and whether or not she'll breed back. Now is a good time to check in on your cows so you can adjust their feed so they can do their best for you. AND if you're a technology kind of person, there's even an App for that!

Pasture Rental Rates: Conditions That Affect Prices

Here’s the final article in our series on how to figure Pasture Rental Rates.  If you’ve missed the first three, here they are: How Much Should...

Dreaming About the Smell of Rain

Petrichor is the word for the smell of rain. It happens because, basically, the earth is "fizzing."

What Forages Are You Going to Add This Year? Picking Jeff’s brain!

Jeff Rasawher at Center Seeds has a lot of experience with graze-worthy cover crops. Here are some suggestions for folks in the some of our cooler climates, both wet and dry.

Preppers Have Nothing On Us!

National Geographic says that "Doomsday Preppers" is one of their most popular shows.  It profiles "preppers" who believe that civilization will collapse sometime in...

The Difference Between Cats and Dogs

Their diaries are a good look at how differently they see the world. (Click to see a larger, more readable size.)

Are You Creating Resistant Parasites?

Along with super weeds that are resistant to herbicides, bacteria that no longer succumb to antibiotics, there are parasites that are no longer bothered by worming...

Pasture Rental and Use Rates: Animal Units and Profit Sharing

Here's more math for figuring out how to feed our livestock while making a good living on leased pasture. Even if math isn't your strong suit, we take it one step at a time so that it's as easy as it can be.

In the Footsteps of a Winter Grazier

Taking a little extra time in pasture when we're moving livestock can tell us a lot about natural processes and even give us a some tips about how water retention and soil health are being affected by our management.

Cow Pies and Apple Pies

Our insect pollinators are in peril, and we can all play a part in helping them out. As Nancy's husband, John, says, “No pollinators, no apples, no pie.” We're betting you love apple pie, and as graziers you're in a perfect place to promote healthy pollinator populations. Here's how.

Why We Invented Travel Cups

Can you walk and chew gum at the same time? What about walking while holding a cup of coffee? Spill any? H. C. Mayer and...

True Facts About the Dung Beetle

Dung beetles are AMAZING and here are two videos that give you really good information and perspectives on how they work and all the things they can do for you. Consider it your February celebration of the International Year of Soils.

The New Grazing Charts Are Here!

Yes! It's our favorite time of year when Troy shares the new, blank grazing charts so that we can all get started planning for the green up. And this time, he's sharing a little about why he does what he does as well.

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