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Monthly Archives: April, 2017

Minimize the Effects of Drought

A few weeks ago, Troy Bishopp shared how lessons learned from the 2012 drought taught him to be better prepared when the 2016 drought...

Is Where to Cut Costs the Right Question?

Enhance Your Grazing Knowledge: This was the title of a grazing conference that I had the opportunity to be a part of on Mar....

Regain Genetic Parasite Resistance

What is the first line of defense when parasites attack livestock? A drug (chemical) is immediately purchased and applied to the animal. Does it...

Seeing the Pasture for the Trees

Shade is a common concern. It imposes some limitations on growing a productive pasture, but working creatively to manage trees, grass, and animals in balance can yield unique rewards.

Don’t Let a Down Market Get You Down

When times get tough, the tough start...thinking differently. Kit shares some things to keep in mind when building a new cattle business or keeping your current operation profitable.

This Math Teacher Makes It Fun to Go to Class

Matthew Weathers is a math professor at Biola University in California. He always has something interesting for his students on April Fool's Day. Here's...

The Progressing Farmer Buys a Farm Part 2: Getting Your Head Right

In Part 1 of this series, Jenn Colby described her drive to farm, how hard she worked to make a go of it on...

Don’t Forget to Nurture Yourself, Ranch Women

When Julie told her parents she was marrying a cowboy and leaving the city for ranch life, they were worried. Decades later, Morris Grassfed Beef is a leader in the industry and Julie is still loving the life she chose. Here's the story of how it all worked out.

Farm Informational Signs

If you have visitors coming who aren't used to farms and ranches, you might need to post some signs to keep them safe. Here...

Treating Parasites in Small Ruminants

It turns out, treating every animal in the herd 2 or more times a year, as many of us were taught, creates more problems than it solves. Here's what we should do instead.

Pasture Rental Rates by County in the United States

"Pasture lease rates" is one of the searches we see most often at On Pasture. We've published a lot of articles on how to...

Jenn Colby, Progressing Farmer: How to Start Your Own Farm From Scratch

Jenn Colby is one of the group of folks whose brainstorming helped create On Pasture, and we think of her as a Progressing Farmer...

What Do Cows Eat, and Why?

On its face, this seems like a silly question. Don't we all know what cows eat?! So when Fred Provenza, as a new professor...

Kentucky Fried Chicken Dogs

What will a dog do for a little fried chicken? And what happens when they become what they love? HEY! We need YOUR HELP! Our grant doesn't...

Success of Reed Canary Grass Seedings With and Without Companion Crops

Dan Hudson has been running test plots to share information on establishment of reed canary grass with and without companion or nurse crops. His...

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