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Yearly Archives: 2016

Two Year Old Egg Salad

One of the things that can keep us from putting a realistic price on our products and services is fear. Here Shannon calculates the true cost of the two years of work it took to make the egg salad she will sell at her cafe, and the impact on the relationship with her community.

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...

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.

Gluten Free Bacon and Non-GMO Tomatoes – Buyer Beware

OK, the first item in this title seems pretty silly, right? Don't we all know that bacon is meat and so it doesn't have...

FAMACHA Score Four Sheep in 30 Seconds

Last week we shared an article about the problem of parasite resistance to worming medications and covered worming practices that may help or hurt...

Solutions for Watering From Ponds

We all know that there are significant downsides to cattle watering from ponds. When they poop in ponds there's the algae and weed growth...

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