If you're harvesting cover crops, here's how you might use them in pasture. Or consider this as the beginning of a plan to have your livestock spend more time in pasture in the winter, and less time being fed by you.
We like free things, and while this isn't exactly free since you'll have to add the legumes, it's a good way to add some forage and some fertility to your pastures.
Editors Note: This article comes to us from the winter 2003 newsletter by the Canadian Women's Health Network, a government agency that has since been...
Your livestock can eat a lot more of what's in your pasture than you might think. The only thing that holds them back is their "culture" or what they've learned from their mom and herd mates. Here's the background and what you can do to make a difference.
Land trusts can work for you if you are trying to get a farm or ranch of your own or if you need to expand your current place. Here are some of the ins and outs of how, along with some great resources from the National Young Farmers Coalition.
After humans, leaf cutter ants form the largest and most complex animal society. We're not sure if they have conferences, but we're pretty sure they have pasture walks. Here's how we hope we're helping the ants, the environment AND you!
Whether or not you're a dairy producer, Tom Trantham can tell you a lot about learning from animals and managing pasture. Here he describes how he went from being one of the top 10 dairy producers in South Carolina, to the edge of bankruptcy and back again thanks to learning from his cows.
Two Coves Farm is part of the On Pasture Community and their support is one of the reasons we can publish every week. Here's a look at how the Gradys got to the farm and what they do to keep great food on the table.
"Sustainable" and "sustainability" have become the topic of a large number of articles in livestock magazines lately. It seems that some of the writers...
