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Yearly Archives: 2017

Halloween Candy Caution

Eat that candy slowly to prevent this end.     Save Save

Vital Farms Raises Bullsh*t Free Eggs

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

Corn Mazes Are Hard

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...

Winter Shelter for Bale and Swath Grazing Cattle

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...

Insurance – Don’t Be Without It

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

Trees Communicate via the “Wood-Wide Web”

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...

How to Use Snow as a Water Source for Wintering Beef Cattle

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

How Do You Monitor Your Pastures?

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...

Cow Depreciation – What It Is and Why It’s Important to Know

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...

Babysitting Hack

The cost for this hack is just $10 and it gives you hours of free time. Save Save Save

Success With Pigs On Pasture

Thanks to PennState Extension for this story! Mike Yezzi from Flying Pigs Farm shared his pastured pig production system at this year’s Pennsylvania Association for...

Farmers, Fish and The Freshwater Trust Collaborate to Save Water and Lives

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

Warm-Season Grasses That Handle Low pH Soils and Hot, Dry Conditions

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.

Solutions for Winter Watering While Grazing

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

How Big is Big Enough

We got a lot of comments on our last article about cow size and profit. Here, Kit Pharo weighs in. According to the USDA Research Center...

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