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Monthly Archives: August, 2015

It’s Hard to Say Goodbye

After a summer of working together, Troy is sending his summer interns off into the world to do good things.

From 60% Bare Ground to Less Than 10% – Grazing Management Made the Difference

In this video, Pat Guptill of Quinn, South Dakota shares his experience with his change from a rotational grazing plan to mob grazing saying,...

Your Success Comes From Pasture Plant Structure and Quality, and Animals’ Grazing Skills

Forage intake is key to animal performance. Grazers do best when the forage is a certain height and quality, AND when they have experience with grazing those kinds of plants.

Cattle and Bison are Better Than You At Feed Mixing

If you give them the opportunity, your livestock can mix their own diets so that they gain weight well, and do it for less money.

Pluck N’ Grit: Getting a Small Poultry Processing Facility Off the Ground

Here is the story of two women who built their own poultry processing facility and the steps you might expect if you'd like to do the same.

Why Livestock Die From Eating Poisonous Plants

Animals come with a built-in mechanism to protect themselves from eating poisonous things. Here's what you need to know about how it works and what you can do to keep your livestock safe.

Managing Heat Stress Across Your Farm

Heat stress can be a significant cause of economic loss on the farm during the warmer months of the year. Excessive heat, humidity, drought,...

Shade Is Good For Your Bottom Line

This week we're sharing the first article in a series by Brett Chedzoy about how to go about adding trees to open pastures. As...

Romance vs. Reality Part 2: Hard Lessons Learned in a Grass-fed Beef Marketing Cooperative

Editor’s Note: Last week we shared the first half of this article.  This is part two in series that comes to us from Iowa State University...

Cover Cropping Now For Next Spring

Editors Note:  We've shared quite a few articles on cover crops and how they can help folks raising livestock on pasture. Now, here's an...

What Do You See?

Different people see different things when they look at their pastures. Don Ashford gives examples of what he sees to get you thinking about your own eye sight.

Cage Free Eggs Are Not All They’re Cracked Up to Be

The results of a 3-year study were released last March and they show that the health and well-being for cage-free hens and the people...

My Childhood Farm

I found my farm roots in the bottom of a cardboard box at my Mom and Dad's estate sale. There were the plastic horses, cows, sheep...

Overgrazing for Pasture Renovation

Overgrazing and high pasture productivity don’t often go hand in hand– unless you’re getting ready to interseed. If done correctly, a simple no-till pasture...

Romance vs. Reality Part 1: Hard Lessons Learned in a Grass-fed Beef Marketing Cooperative

Editor’s Note: This two-articles series  comes to us from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and was written by Annie Wilson, member and former...

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