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Monthly Archives: July, 2016

From Big to Small to Big to Small: Part 2 of A Pictorial History of Cattle Changes Over the Years

How did we get to the cattle we have today? Where should we go from here? These are some of the questions Dr. Harlan...

Diverse Yet Smart Cover Crop and Forage Mixes: 4 Rules for Perfect Pairings

When you make a mix or interseed one crop in another for a “relay effect”, you’re looking for the most bang for your diversity...

Grazing Crested Wheatgrass in the West

Crested wheatgrass is a Russian native that was purposely introduced to rangelands in the American West as a forage and an erosion control tool...

Still Suffering After All These Years

Shannon Hayes piece last week, The Suffering Farmer, got some good comments on the site and on Facebook. Some folks read it and saw...

Rethinking the Stink About Antibiotics in Manure

New research on how antibiotics degrade in manure tells us we've been measuring incorrectly and that different antibiotics provide different results.

Lift Heavy Objects Correctly

Here's a sign you may want to post at your place so everyone stays safe (and motivated!).

What Two Grasses Tell Us About Grazing Management

How is grass productivity above and below ground affected by grazing at different heights or by leaving different residuals after grazing? A study at...

The Suffering Farmer

What are we saying to the next generation about what it's like to be a farmer or rancher? Here's how we might change that message.

Riding Mower With Grass Catcher

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From Big to Small to Big to Small: A Pictorial History of How We’ve Changed What Cattle Look Like

How did we get to the cattle we have today? Where should we go from here? These are some of the questions Dr. Harlan...

Soil Health – Go Deeper

Dr. Ray Weil has spent his whole life looking at and learning about soils and how they work to keep us all fed. In...

Sage Grouse Save Ranches

Usually ranchers worry problems that could be caused by a threatened or endangered species on or near their operations. But in this case, a species being considered for listing helped ranchers ensure their land would always stay in agriculture.

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