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Monthly Archives: February, 2018

James Taylor Has Updated “Fire and Rain”

Back when he wrote "Fire And Rain," James Taylor hadn't seen that many things. So he's updated the lyrics to cover all the things...

Winter Stockpiled Fescue Trumps Hay Every Time – Part 4 – Why I’m Keeping My KY 31

Should we get rid of KY 31 endophyte-infected tall fescue? Greg Judy has said "No" throughout this 4 part series. Here's his final argument,...

Goodbye to an On Pasture Author and Friend

We're sad to announce the passing of Bob Parsons who wrote for On Pasture and was a great supporter and friend to us as...

Facial Recognition Technology for COWS!

Coming soon - technology that looks at your cow, recognizes her, catalogs what she's eating, drinking, and how she's feeling so you can fix things fast if she seems to be ailing. What do you think of that?!

Calculating Meat Storage Costs for Chest Freezers

If you put the cost of electricity in terms of the number of chickens or pounds of beef you have to sell to pay for it you'll have a better handle on making a profit.

Virtual Fence – Keep Livestock in Pasture Without Installing Posts or Wires

No Fence is a Norwegian Company that started ten years ago as a group of farmers and engineers working together to create the world's...

Boneheaded Beef Business Blunders Part 2: I Have Trust Issues

The response to my January article about business blunders has been strong and positive. I am glad my experiences are resonating with and helping...

Winter Stockpiled Fescue Trumps Hay Every Time – Part 3 – Fescue Tolerant Animals and Grazing

This is Part 3 in Greg's four part series about the trouble with Kentucky 31 Tall Fescue, and how he's learned to love it....

Fox Hunting in the Old Days

Rural life isn't just about raising livestock and working hard. It's also about the things people do for fun to commune with the environment and the people around them. Don shares what that used to mean in Louisiana for men and their dogs.

Scaring the Mailman

I'd be scared too!

When Does a Cow In Labor Need Help?

How do you know when a cow is labor is having trouble? How do you know when to start helping her? Well, research done over...

A Farmer and a Farm Are Saved By Soil Health

Thanks to Ron Nichols of the Natural Resources Conservation Service for this article about a farmer so inspired by an NRCS Soil Health Meeting...

A Cow’s Teeth Tell Her Age, and Can Help With Culling Decisions

In order to maintain condition in a pasture setting without copious amounts of supplemental feed, a cow must have a full set of teeth...

Artisanal Toilet Paper

Maybe we don't want to roll back 150 years of innovation. https://youtu.be/vRlBtabKRFM

Dairies Share Successes With Extending the Grazing Season

This fall we held two pasture walks to explore what strategies two different dairies use to graze late into fall months. These events were...

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