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Monthly Archives: April, 2016

Weaning Calves on Pasture

While you're months from doing this at your place, here are some tips for you to think about so you're ready when the time comes.

What is “Back-Grazing” and Should You Do It?

A common question for graziers is what does 'back-grazing' mean. Then their next question becomes for how long is back-grazing acceptable? Back-grazing means letting livestock...

Time to Apply for Your Value Added Producer Grant!

Do you have a commodity that you raise or grow that you are turning into a value added product and need to expand your...

Pig Super Power

If I could do this, I might not tell anyone.

Nitrogen Cycling in Pastures

I was recently asked about the copious amounts of white clover in a pasture as the farmers were concerned about bloat risk with their...

The Mystery of Asparagus Pee

I have a love hate relationship with asparagus. I love the taste, and I hate the side effects. Turns out that scientists have been...

U.S. Hippo Ranches and Lake Cow Bacon

But for a vote that never happened back in 1910, today, farmers in Louisiana might be raising hippos, while giraffes and white rhinoceroses would be roaming the southwest. And Americans would be eating them too!

Toxic Fescue? Here’s How to Start Fresh!

Toxic-endophyte tall fescue (predominantly Kentucky-31) makes up over 90 percent of tall fescue acres in the US and costs the cattle industry over $1...

Getting Stuff for (Almost) Free With Non-Traditional Farm Business Ideas – Part 2

Here's Part 2 of Meg's series on non-traditional ways to make a farming/ranching operation successful. Today, she's talking about (almost) free land.

Fence Repair Farmer Style

I had a fence like this at one of my goat research facilities. When we were done with the project, my assistant and I...

Dealing with Coccidiosis in Sheep, Goats, and Calves

One of the pleasures of spring is watching young animals at play. Healthy, vigorous young lambs, kids, and calves race and spring into the...

Potential Mob Graziers Should Consider Precautions

Allan Savory states in his book "Holistic Management" that stock density is the most under-utilized tool in grazing management implying that most graziers have...

Getting Stuff for (Almost) Free With Non-Traditional Farm Business Ideas

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different, better result is the definition of insanity, right? That's why, in looking at ways to get started farming and help current producers be more profitable, Meg started thinking outside the box. Here are some non-traditional solutions you'll really like!

The Answer to “Which Came First, the Chicken or the Egg?”

The next time someone asks you, you'll have the answer. But if you want to explain it, you might just want to show them...

Don’t Let “Spring Fever” Hurt Your Forages

"Spring Fever" is the disease many of us get this time of year. Symptoms include wanting to get your livestock out on green grass as quickly as possible and when the disease isn't controlled, we might hit our pastures too soon. Here's some advice that will make sure you keep your forages healthy through Spring.

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