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Yearly Archives: 2018

Fladry Fencing Can Protect Cattle From Wolves

Montana Rancher John Hanson went from total skeptic to believer after seeing how electrified fladry fencing successfully protected his calving grounds from wolves. He...

Winter Stockpiled Fescue Trumps Hay Every Time – Part 1

Some folks say we should do all we can to get rid of Kentucky 31 fescue in our pastures. But Greg Judy has other ideas. In this four part series he covers his experiences, good and bad, with this grass, and why he's keeping his. He starts with the basic benefits of winter stockpile.

Feeding Cows For Cold Weather? They Need More!

We think you already know this. But do you have the breakdown of how much more they need depending on the temperature, wind chill, and how wet or dry their coats are?

Unrolling Hay for Feed and Pasture Fertility

Here's Greg Judy, up at the crack of dawn to show us how he unrolls hay for feed and for pasture fertility. He's strip grazing...

Here Are the Ins and Outs of Farm Funding With Federal Loans

The National Young Farmers Coalition has just released a guidebook to Farm Service Agency loans that will have you walking through the bureaucracy with ease. The best part? It's FREE. Get it here!

Managing Salinity With Forages – Lessons From a Grazier

Teri Edeal planted a mix of grasses that thrive in saline soils. The soils improved, and that pasture has been a lifesave in drought. Read more about how it worked.

Sorting Out the Bull – Things to Consider When Buying a Bull

The purchase of a bull is a significant investment and represents the genetic future of the calves and in many cases replacement heifers that...

Finding and Solving Leaks in Your Watering System

In the last week or so, I’ve received several inquiries on water systems from producers trying to diagnose pump issues or other problems. I...

Snow Retention Pasture Walk

You can learn a lot about keeping moisture in your soils by taking a little winter walk. Here's what Troy learned about the hedgerows and structures that keep his pastures healthy.

Advice For Beginners (and All of Us)

Not all the farming information you get on YouTube will make you successful.

Ten Things You Can Do For Yourself to Be More Successful

1. Pay Yourself a fair wage If you are like most farmers or ranchers you don’t pay yourself or other family members a regular salary....

Hedgerows – How Tos for Great Shelter and Habitat

In this 3:56 video, John Suscovich (Farm Marketing Solutions) and Troy Bishopp (our own Grass Whisperer) talk about hedgerows and why you should consider...

How Often Should You Move Your Herd? Lifestyle and Economic Considerations for Designing your Grazing Program

America is a great place. In this neck of the woods we get to do almost anything we want, and nowhere is that more...

Common Diseases of Grazing Beef Cattle

This article comes to us from Dr. John Comerford, Penn State Extension Beef Specialist. Thanks! 1. Bloat The incidence of bloat in cattle grazing legumes is...

Beef and Biodiversity – How Do We Get Both?

The Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is working with ranchers and other partners on research that will tell us which grazing management gets us the...

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