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Monthly Archives: June, 2018

How Long Should a Pasture Recovery Period Be? – Part 2

In Part 1 of this series, Dave Pratt of Ranch Management Consultants talked about pasture recovery periods, focusing on what happens when forages are...

Drought Helps a Texas Rancher Turn the Corner to More Water and Forage

In the drought of 2009, Kregg and Diana McKenny's well ran dry. They had to haul water, and ultimately sell all their livestock except...

How to Get Water to Livestock in a Rotational Grazing System

If there's no water in a pasture, it doesn't matter how much grass it has. Here are examples from your fellow farmers and ranchers...

How to Diaper Your Chicken

I'd recommend against it, because we like the manure on the pasture....but if you really must! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6IRVAiP_w4]   And if you've got a kid that just...

Tooth and Nail: Ranching With Predators

Last month On Pasture asked: “What’s the best way to protect your livestock from predators?” and provided information from the Livestock-Predator Hub as food...

The Two Most Requested Recipes

And of course the leftovers from these dishes are so delicious too!

Managing for Margins Makes the Difference Every Time

With six decades of farming experience, Don Ashford has a lot of data to draw on. Here's a lesson he's learned that can help all of us look at our farming operations and decide what we can control and how we want to farm or ranch.

Rest is Not a 4-Letter Word – Timing for Pasture Recovery – Part 1

Well - technically it is a 4-letter word, but we shouldn't use it like it is one. Here, Dave Pratt talks about why it is one of the most important words in a grazier's vocabulary if you want to build capacity on your farm or ranch.

Want to Know How Much Forage You’ll Have This Summer? Check Out Grass-Cast

Every spring, ranchers face the same difficult challenge—trying to guess how much grass will be available for livestock to graze during the upcoming summer....

In Honor of Farmers and Ranchers Everywhere, It’s World Juggling Day!

This Saturday, June 16, you're finally being recognized for all the different tasks you juggle on a daily basis! And just for fun, here's...

Being a Successful Grazier is All About Creating Resilience

Some places are unusually wet and cool this spring. Others are hotter and drier than ever and looking at the possibility of extended drought. So what's a grazier to do? Rancher Gary Price says, “You just don’t know what’s around the next corner, so you have to prepare for the worst....Hope for the best of course, but you know, hope is not a plan.” Here's some help for your plan.

Your Tree Planter is Saving the World – One Tree, One Planting Tube and One Weed Mat at a Time

If you farm within the sprawling Chesapeake Bay Watershed or other sensitive watersheds around the country, there is a better than even chance, you’ve...

Enjoy a Little On Pasture Sing Along

It's funny, it's farmey, and will get you singing a song. You're welcome! 😉   If you need a cure to keep you from singing this song in...

Increase Your Profit by Understanding Marketing

I recently read on article here in On Pasture where Kathy wrote that she’s tired of people talking about how little money they make,...

What’s the Best Way to Protect Your Livestock from Predators?

If you're worried about predators and wondering what you should do to protect your stock, a good place to start is this table from...

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