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An Excerpt From Kathy’s Favorite New Farming Book

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About a month ago, I shared a review of Start Your Farm: The Authoritative Guide for Becoming a Sustainable 21st Century Farmer, by one...

Don’t Worry About Your Bills

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Improving the Power and Reliability of the Charge for Your Solar Powered Fencer

Kathy Voth - 2
Dean Schneider of Bell Rule Genetics wasn't satisfied with the typical all-in-one solar charged fencers he'd used. He'd tried a variety of brands and...

Beef and Bobwhites – How to Maximize Livestock Production While Helping Wildlife

Kathy Voth - 0
Thanks to Nick Schell, a wildlife biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for sharing this article with us. I added the section...

Seeking Succession vs Seeking Success

John Marble - 3
There’s a lot of talk about “succession” being tossed around in agriculture. It occurred to me that some people might not be quite sure...

The Four Principles of Soil Health Applied to Forages

James Matthew Craighead - 3
  Soil Health is one of the main tools that will help sustain farms in the future. It will help us feed the world. NRCS...

Stick Horse Dressage Competition

Kathy Voth - 0
Grown ups on stick horses performing...really!

Wahl Family Farm Part 3 – What’s the Pay Off For Changes in Grazing Management

Kathy Voth - 0
This is the third in a series about the grazing management changes the Wahl family has made and how it has improved soil health...

Livestock Handling – Starting With the Basics

Kathy Voth - 1
If you've been reading On Pasture for very long, you've certainly seen Whit Hibbard's articles sharing the ins and outs of moving cattle and...

Greg Judy’s Stockpiling and Grazing Advice for Kentucky 31 Fescue

Greg Judy - 1
Here's a 3:14 video from Greg Judy talking about Kentucky 31 fescue and red clover. He starts off saying, "It's probably the best forage...

The Wahl Family’s Mobile Flock – Part 2 of Managing for Healthier, More Productive Animals and a Better Bottom Line

Kathy Voth - 0
This is the second in a series about the grazing management changes the Wahl family has made and how it has improved soil health...

Grouping Calves For Sale – Good Idea or Bad?

Don Ashford - 0
A couple of years ago the idea was brought up by some of the members of what was left of the Heifer Project groups...

Words of Wisdom

Kathy Voth - 0
From the Indian Hills Community Center in Colorado....   It's October and we have only 3 months left to make our grant match that helps keep On...

The Ongoing American Dairy Crisis and Its Impact on the Family Farm

Jason Birchfield - 1
This is an issue close to Jason Birchfield's heart. He doesn't think there's a silver bullet. But he believes in the small family farm and wanted to share this in hopes of starting a dialogue that could lead to solutions.

Something Beautiful That Can Only Happen On a Farm

Kathy Voth - 2
From the college lots of my family attended, Farmer Derek Klingenberg, and a brand new grain bin. It made me happy and I hope...
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