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Monthly Archives: July, 2015

Knap-Time

Troy has some great ideas and experience dealing with pesky knapweed. By the end of the article you might be thinking of it as an excellent forage too!

World’s Best Toaster

What would you do with this toaster if it suddenly appeared at your home or office? Rachel and Kathy thought they might try it...

Making Destocking Decisions During Dry Spells and Drought

Imagine it's the end of June and it hasn't rained in awhile.  Your region is well below the average annual rainfall and it's hard...

How Can I Tell If a Change is Worth Making?

Do you want to know if that fertilizer treatment is working? Or would you like to know if a particular management practice is worth implementing on your whole farm or ranch? You need to do a little on-farm research, and here's booklet that can help you get started.

How Do You Know If Your Livestock Are Too Hot?

It's hot out there, and in some places it's really humid too! If you're feeling it, so are your livestock. To help you figure...

Bird Identification Question

If you know the answer, please post below!

How Plants Tell Time

Since our lives depend on plants, it might help if we understand what time they think it is. This TED-ed lesson is a quick...

Overcoming Poor Soil Health on the Road to Multi-Species Grazing

In this video from the Capital Resource Conservation District's "Soil Health Project," Russ Wilson talks about the challenges he faced when he bought a...

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...

You’ll Be Singing All Day Long!

It's funny, it's farmey, and will get you singing a song. You're welcome! 😉   If you need a cure to keep you from singing this song in...

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.

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