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Yearly Archives: 2018

Great Marketing Advice Part 2: Three Steps That Will Get New Customers to Your Farm

Greg Judy turned On Pasture onto Charlotte Smith, saying hers was the best marketing advice he'd heard. Last week we shared her first article...

Are You Having a Bad Hair Day?

We all have bad hair days. We hope yours aren't this bad.    

A Major North American Climate Boundary Moves East

The 100th Meridian is one of only two climate divides in the world. (The other divides the Sahara Desert from the rest of Africa.) Now scientists have found this line is moving east, and that could impact how we farm and ranch in the future.

Greg Judy Says: “This Is the BEST Marketing Advice I’ve Ever Heard” – Part 1

Greg Judy introduced Kathy to Charlotte at the April "Our Farms Our Future Conference" because he'd heard her talk and knew that she had...

What Kinds of Forages Are Good in Grassfed Systems?

This article comes to us from the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program (SARE) and Jan Holder's book, "How to Direct Market Your Beef."...

Selecting for Heat Tolerant Cattle Using Coat Shedding Scores

Scientists and the Farmer's Almanac agree: this summer is going to be hotter than normal all across the U.S. and Canada. In fact, many...

Back to Grass – Turning Marginal Cropland to Pasture For a Diverse Sustainable Operation

Darin Michalski's direction in life was influenced by his father. "Dad didn't like farming much. He was more into cattle. He always cussed some...

Everything You Need to Include in a Farm/Ranch Lease Contract – Part 2

Over the last few months, my Boneheaded Beef Business Blunders articles have related how I’ve been burned by ineffective land lease and custom grazing...

How to Graze For Water Quality and Quantity

"Healthy watersheds through good land management, that's what we work on," says Robert Potts, President and CEO of the Dixon Water Foundation. "Managing the...

Black is Only a Color

In a market that seems to tell us that we can only make money selling black cattle, Don Ashford has a different story to tell.

Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk: Our 2018 Ranch Walk-About

A lot of folks talk about how non-farmers need to understand where their food comes from and what farming and ranching is all about. Here's how John Marble is actually doing something about it.

New Cross Breed Dogs

There may be some excellent reasons to get one of these new breeds!

Wait! A Test to See if Your Grasses Are Ready to Graze

Bethany Johnston of UNL Extension tells us what leaf stages look like and what that means for grazing. Take her picture test and see if you pass!

Everything You Need to Include in a Farm/Ranch Lease Contract – Part 1

Over the last few months, my Boneheaded Beef Business Blunders articles have related how I’ve been burned by ineffective land lease and custom grazing...

Ag Policy is Being Written. Does It Reflect What’s Important to You?

According to the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC), "The farm bill connects the food on our plates, the farmers and ranchers who produce that...

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