Monthly Archives: October, 2017

More recent research is overturning old ideas about heifer development and providing ways to reduce costs while maintaining breed-back rates and longevity in the herd.

Cairncrest Farm in West Winfield, New York is experimenting with Bamboo as a forage for grazing when deep snow makes it difficult for livestock to get to stockpiled pasture forage. Brothers Edmund and Garth Brown started with a lot of reading, testing different varieties over a number of years for their resilience, nutrition analysis and more. Here's the latest installment in their ongoing on-farm research project.

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When we first watched this video, it made us laugh, and it was headed for the On Pasture "Funnies" category. But then we visited...

Kathy has a hard time navigating corn mazes. She thinks this is one she could manage. But she's always glad to see that help might...

If you're thinking about leaving your cattle out to graze this winter, you might be wondering what kind of shelter they'll need to protect...

Not long ago, On Pasture published an article entitled "Does the Lack of Affordable Health Insurance Threaten Farm and Ranch Viability?" The answer without...

One of Rachel and Kathy's all time favorite podcasts is an episode from Radiolab called "From Tree to Shining Tree." It starts with a...

We got questions about how well cattle do on snow as a winter water source so we headed out to find some answers for...

This question comes to us from an On Pasture reader. It's a big question. I provided an answer here, but we'd love to have...

This article is also available as a BeefWatch podcast, if you'd like to listen instead. Just go to iTunes here, or paste http://feeds.feedburner.com/unlbeefwatch into your...

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This comes to On Pasture from Meg Belais, Restoration Project Manager & Analyst with The Freshwater Trust. The Freshwater Trust works with farmers and...

Native, perennial warm-season grasses produce well compared to cool-season grasses during the hot and dry weather, on soils with low moisture holding capacity, low pH, and low phosphorus levels.

What do you do about water in the winter, especially if your cattle are grazing the whole season? These Alberta ranchers have a variety...