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Yearly Archives: 2016

BMR: How a Gene Mutation Became a Breakthrough in Digestibility

Over the course of the past decade, Brown Midrib, or BMR forages have become widely familiar as the elite of summer annual forages. The...

Watching Out For the Next Wreck

What kind of wrecks are we setting ourselves up for when we do things the way we always have?

Bale Grazing Dos and Don’ts

If you're going to be feeding your livestock this winter, bale grazing could be right for you. It can save you time and money...

Adding it Up: What Does it Cost to Develop a Bred Heifer?

Written collaboratively by Taylor Grussing, Heather Gessner and Shannon Sand of South Dakota State University. With all the day to day tasks that need...

Farewell Allan Nation

The grazing world suffered a great loss when Allan Nation, owner and editor of the Stockman Grass Farmer passed away unexpectedly on November 3,...

Stacking Wood As an Art Form

Tired of going out to the same old wood pile? These folks were, so they did something about it. If these examples inspire you...

It’s Not What You Know, It’s Who You Know (who can save your barn)

Here's a tip for all of us, and for folks new to agriculture especially. You'll need the right people to be successful.

Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage

This piece comes to us from the ARS's Dennis O'Brien and the AgResearch magazine. Wisconsin dairy producers are increasingly adopting a practice that makes...

Do We Have to Have Feedlots to Raise Enough Beef?

It's an interesting question. Jim has some thoughts. What do you think? How would your life change?

Tips As You Prep for Winter Grazing and Feeding

It is the time of year to be thinking about winter or at least preparing for it. So what should we be thinking about?...

What Happens When We Make Plans?

Grass Whisperer Troy Bishopp found these graphs to be quite true based on his own experiences with planned grazing. Save Save Save

The Lambulator: A Cut-Yield Calculator for the Lamb Direct Marketer

You've gone to great effort to raise a nice set of finished lambs and have them processed. Now what? It's great if you can sell...

Could a New Technology Change How We Manage Egg-Layers?

Being able to sex eggs before they head to the incubator could change all kinds of things!

Halloween Party Food

My favorite kind of food for my favorite holiday. It's a recipe AND a decorating How-To! https://youtu.be/Eq5Um8tAud0

Considering Raising Meat Goats? Here’s What the Market Looks Like

Thanks to Steve Bryns, Texas A&M Agrilife, for this article. Researchers at Texas A&M just finished a  six-year study proving what many of their West...

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