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Monthly Archives: February, 2019

Never Buy a Dog When You’re Drunk

Unless you're a farmer or rancher...

Asking for What You Want and Getting It – Lessons From a Cat

My cat is teaching me a new trick. I wrote about her a year ago, describing how she gets me up from my desk to...

Feeding Hay to Improve Your Land – Part 1

We think it is far more important to stop making hay on your land than it is to stop feeding hay on your land....

Turning Your Herd – How To Guide Them Once You’ve Got Them Moving

Here's another in Whit Hibbard's series on Low-Stress Livestock Handling. Earlier this year Tom Krawiec wrote about how he used these techniques to save...

A Rancher’s Discovery Shows Promise for Controlling Medusahead Rye

In two previous articles, Beth Burritt wrote about the scariest invasive plant I know, Medusahead rye. This week, I'm sharing the good news that there may be a solution for controlling it.

Getting Water to the Stock Means a Ranch Survives

Thanks to Heather Emmons of the Natural Resources Conservation Service for this story of how to get water where livestock need it. (It comes...

When Will Spring Arrive This Year?

For me, February is always the longest month, even though it has the fewest number of calendar days. It's the month when winter has...

Planting Ryegrass for Winter Grazing

Even if you're not planting ryegrass, Don's tips work for prepping for other seeding for pasture improvements as well.

Grazing Management Using Cow Pie GIS

GIS is an abbreviation for Geographic Information Systems. In practical terms GIS is the application of the science of location and all things related....

Housekeeping Advice

This could save you some time!

From Tibet, With Love

When your spouse knows you and what you love, even the most ordinary ranch supplies can become a sweet gift.

Shiitake Mushrooms Add Value to Silvopasture

Note from Kathy: In April of 2018 I visited Greg and Jan Judy at Green Pastures farm. When I arrived, Greg was in the...

Driving Your Herd – Better Techniques to Get Where You’re Going

Last week Tom Krawiec wrote about how much money he saved simply by using low-stress handling to drive his cattle. Since folks wanted to...

Is More Soil Organic Matter Always Better?

Here's a press release from Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies sharing some new information about soil organic matter's contribution to crop yields....

Sojourn in the Snow

Have you been having any fun lately? Troy reminds us to be kids once in awhile.

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