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Monthly Archives: August, 2016

Get Assistance for Livestock and Forage Losses Due to Weather and Fire

Last May, a lightning strike killed 21 cows eating at a metal feeder in McCook County, South Dakota. The loss to the farmer was...

We Can Drink Water Made From Sewage

You're probably already feeling a little bit of disgust at this idea, right? Here, from Minute Earth is why you feel that way, even...

How Do You Get Rid of Fleas in the House?

An On Pasture reader called Monday morning with a problem. Even though they have no indoor pets and his stock dogs aren't allowed in...

Bedstraw is a Nutritious, Resilient Forage

If you have bedstraw  on your farm or ranch, lucky you! According to forage analysis done by the Vermont Pasture Management Outreach program, protein...

Grazing Sagebrush to Save It

It’s a problem all over the West: old stands of sagebrush, poor in biodiversity due to lack of disturbance. The increase in sagebrush density...

If Meat Eaters Acted Like Vegans.

Please don't take this as permission to behave poorly towards people with different food choices. Do take it as permission to laugh about how...

The Inner Workings of Ag Book Publishing

A few years back, a publisher specializing in agriculture books contacted me about distributing my book, "Cows Eat Weeds." In spite of myself I...

Making Good Destocking Decisions in Drought

What do you do if it doesn't rain so the grass doesn't grow? Your livestock are grazing along, not a worry in the world,...

How Do I Handle My Hay Fields and Pastures in Severe Drought?

First we need to clarify what sort of perennial forage stand we are managing.  The answer will be different for pure or very dominant...

Exercise Realities

Expectations vs. Reality. Somedays our superpowers have us flying. Other days....well.... (Beware - loud, heavy metal music! I recommend muting. :-)) Thanks to The Rock FM in...

An Animal’s Early Experience Outside Can Change Its Body Inside

The animals you've got could behave and eat differently and even have different internal adaptations if you give them different experiences when they're young.

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