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Yearly Archives: 2016

Is Swath Grazing for You?

You may not be swath grazing this year, but as you feed your livestock this winter, consider if this is something to try next year.

Gift Suggestions for Farmers and Ranchers That Will Make You Say “REALLY?!”

We googled "best gifts for farmers and ranchers" because we wanted to be helpful to you. We got these suggestions from a 2013 issue...

Transitioning from Confinement to Pastured Dairy – One Farm’s Process

This is the first of a series of articles about the transition to grazing for Jonathan and Maryann Connor of Providence Dairy in Addison,...

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeships Are Great for Beginning and Established Farmers

For centuries, skilled trades have used apprenticeships to train the next generation and ensure that everyone meets standards that are good for the trade...

Swath Grazing: Extending the grazing season

Producers are always looking to cut costs in livestock operations because of marginal profit opportunities in commodity based markets. One proposed way to cut...

Conservation Reserve Program For Grasslands – Application Deadline 12/16/2016

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) was recently expanded to include Grasslands. It's an effort to help landowners and operators protect grassland, including rangeland and...

Decorating With Teasel

Maybe you'll like this weed better if you make it part of your Holiday celebrations with these crafty solutions. Here it is as a replacement...

Quivira Coalition Improves Rangelands and Prevents Fist Fights

The first week of November, Rachel and I took On Pasture to the Quivira Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico to meet people and expand...

Nitrate Awareness: Is Your Herd Safe?

I just got the forage test results back from the lab and the nitrate score was 3,000. Am I in trouble? Every year I get...

Tennessee Farmer Creates Top-Notch Turkey Habitat While Improving Grazing Lands

When it comes to understanding and improving turkey habitat restoration, there are few more knowledgeable than farmer Chuck Borum in Pulaski, Tennessee. Borum bought...

Thanksgiving Day Adjustments

Don't forget to do this before Turkey Day!

Heritage Turkeys – These Breeds Are a Tasty Alternative

Of the 200,000,000 turkeys that are raised annually, only about 25,000 are heritage breeds. The reason for this is economics. The modern hybrid variety...

Veterans Homestead Project Helps Vets Dealing With PTSD

Combat veterans returning from multiple deployments often find themselves withdrawing from civilian life and questioning even the very purpose of being alive. I am...

Tighty Whities Can Tell You About Your Soil Health

This is a fun experiment you can try with your own pastures and fields. It comes to us from Anthony Bly and Sara Berg...

Coming to the Table Creates Beneficial Solutions

According to legend, the first Thanksgiving in North America was celebrated when two very different peoples sat down together to eat and give thanks....

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