Monthly Archives: March, 2015

As Terry Moore says, "Sometimes a small advantage in one place can yield tremendous results someplace else." This is one example. We'd love to hear your examples too!

Understanding the primary predators and prey in your pastures is the first step toward managing for everyone's benefit.

The story goes that, backed by a group of dedicated soil scientists, a state delegate in Maryland first brought forward a bill in 2007...

Even if you're not grazing rangelands, the results of this study might give you some ideas of what to expect in grazed and ungrazed areas after fires. It might also give you some ideas about how you want to manage your grazing to protect forage and wildlife habitat.

Are you raising livestock near an urban area? Do you see all those empty lots and abandoned pastures as possible forage? Here's how one family farm created a Cow Taxi to take their herd to the food. While they're dairy-based, there's no reason that the concept couldn't be adapted for other livestock.

This professional swimmer swims the streets of the Philippines. Perhaps this gives you some ideas of what you can do this summer in stock...

What respectable ag-based publication would fail to address the switch to daylight savings? Here are some of the myths about why we do it, some of the real reasons, and, if you really hate it what you might do to fix it.

The full title of this new publication is "Scaling-up Egg Production: Management, Markets, Regulation and Finances." As you can see, it's got everything you need to get going on the right foot.

We're turning two! To celebrate, all month long we're sharing the On Pasture backstory, describing how we got to here, what we think is important about our work, and how we hope to contribute to our Community.

Maybe you're not going to change anything, but maybe you're curious. Or maybe you're feeling like the road you're going down is no fun...

Brett didn't have the $100K to make upgrades to his operation for nutrient management, let alone the $30K for a new barn to winter his cattle. The solution? A change in management that prevents runoff from his winter feeding AND provides his herd with shelter free of charge.

For some it's been a VERY long winter!

Worried about predators? Wolves, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, and bears can all cause problems for livestock producers. But what would you do if the problem was lions? Here's how one young man solved the problem by looking at it from a different perspective.

Spring is coming, even if you can't see it under the snow. And you'll know that it really is here when you see something in your...

Diversity is a good thing, and chicken is delicious. Adding more chicken to your farm might be win win. Here's a tool to figure out if that's a good choice for you.