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Yearly Archives: 2019

Welcome to Wally Olson’s Pity Party

Wally Olson is an On Pasture sponsor who wants to help readers make more money marketing their livestock. Here he provides an example of...

Replacement Heifers – The Ins and Outs of Costs and Managing Them for Success

This article, from the Beef Cattle Research Council of Canada, summarizes a recent webinar on the economics of replacement heifers and how to manage...

Cowboy Lassos Bike Thief

A cowboy rode his horse to Walmart the other day. Here's what happened next... https://youtu.be/dsq_jZiB1_U  

Answers to Reader Alfalfa-Related Questions – Fall Nutrition, Varieties, and Reseeding

Here's an article answering alfalfa-related reader questions. The answers come to us from Genevieve Slocum and David Hunsberger of King's Agriseeds. Question: My cows and calves...

Are High Milk Producing Beef Cows a Good Investment?

This article comes to us from Travis Mulliniks, UNL Beef Cattle Nutritionist, Range Production Systems. Thanks, Travis! Listen to a discussion of the content in...

Which is which?

I know I've struggled to tell the difference! Finally an answer! Click here for a more scientific answer.

Bale Grazing to Feed the Herds Above and Below Ground

Thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service staff in Montana for this helpful article! The last thing most people think about when they see...

Quitting the Ranch – A Tragic Account of Failure in Succession

A young friend of mine died the other day. To be honest, “died” doesn’t seem like quite the right word, probably because it’s not....

You Don’t Have to Practice Yoga to Be a Flexible Grazier!

In most livestock operations, the largest expense is winter feed. As a grazier, it has been my goal to plan a grazing rotation so...

Happy Halloween!

Here's what witches everywhere are asking.

Grazing Principles at Work, Part 1 – Management Intensive Grazing in an Arid Environment

Successful grazing management grows out of an understanding of some basic principles, like how plants grow, and how soil conditions, weather, and climate alter...

Can Cattle Help With Seeding?

Readers have asked if cattle can be used for seeding pastures, or if there are examples of others that have done this. This article...

How Does the Next Generation of Farmers and Ranchers Get Started?

Don shares this piece as an opening to a conversation. It's an important one to have. Please share your thoughts, experiences, ideas and suggestions...

Transferring Skills and Experience to the Next Generation

Please join me in welcoming a new On Pasture sponsor! Wally Olson has been in ranching and the livestock business his whole life, doing everything...

Adjust Your Expectations For More Success – Lessons From a Cat

This is Molly. I’ve written about how she reminds me to leave my desk and take walks so I’ll be healthier, and how she...

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