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Monthly Archives: April, 2016

How To Anchor Temporary Fences

Editors' Note: Awhile back Jim wrote an article on why he prefers managing his cattle with electric fencing. One of his reasons was that...

Livestock Guardians Protect the Flock

Some great tips for working with guardian animals along with additional resources where you can learn more, or even call a person for help!

New Candidate Enters the Presidential Race

He's running on the "Sing Along to Get Along" platform. It's got a good beat, it's very danceable, and it's what On Pasture's promises...

Are You Smarter Than a Cow?

Test yourself with this Free-Range IQ Test. My cows know the answers to the following questions.  Do you? #1)  When grazing a field, should it...

NDGLC Mentoring Program Helps Ranchers Make Big Improvements

Joshua Dukart, Executive Director of the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition, and Kenneth Miller, rancher and former NDGLC chair, share how their community of ranchers is working together to help everyone be successful.

New Iowa State research: Human activity affecting microbes in soil

With billions of living things doing their work in the soil, it's no wonder we don't know how our efforts to improve things might be affecting them. To give us a handle on it, researchers are doing some interesting monitoring and while they don't have answers quite yet, they at least have some information to start with.

The Most Important Grazing Management Strategy to Date

Have you ever considered how important it could be to just LINGER in your pastures a little longer? It can help you learn what to do, and give you time with your friends and family too!

Proper Care of Machinery Prevents Problems

  Watering your machinery before taking it to the field will prevent these kinds of problems.  

Making a Livestock Farm Work

Got some chores to do and need something to listen to while you're at it? Here's a great podcast about raising and direct marketing chickens, pigs, sheep and cows, all on leased land!

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