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Why Grass Finished Beef Marbling Is Difficult

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Thanks to Seth Christensen of Christensen Genetics for helping make this article possible. Brad Johnson, an expert on skeletal and muscle growth in cattle, and...

Soil Health Principles Part 2 – Minimize Disturbance

Kathy Voth - 0
Since 2013, Buz Kloot, film maker and Research Associate Professor at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, has been working...

Soil Health Principles Part 1 – The Nature and Properties of Soils

Kathy Voth - 2
In the fall of 2013, film maker Robin "Buz" Kloot, teamed up with the Natural Resources Conservation Service on a project to share the...

Don’t Burn Down the Barn or Make Your Stock Sick – What to Do With Wet/Moldy Hay

Kathy Voth - 5
In many parts of the country, this year's weather was not particularly friendly for putting up hay. With lots of rain throughout the summer,...

Welcome to Wally Olson’s Pity Party

Wally Olson - 1
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

Kathy Voth - 0
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

Kathy Voth - 2
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

Genevieve Slocum - 0
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?

Kathy Voth - 0
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?

Kathy Voth - 0
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

Kathy Voth - 1
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

John Marble - 7
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!

Tom Krawiec - 4
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!

Kathy Voth - 0
Here's what witches everywhere are asking.

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

Kathy Voth - 3
Successful grazing management grows out of an understanding of some basic principles, like how plants grow, and how soil conditions, weather, and climate alter...
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