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Yearly Archives: 2019

Bear Interrupts Photo Shoot

Fortunately he gets away clean...and then brings his buddies back. https://youtu.be/Psx_ZlEw9vo   Rabbit-Eating Steers Are One of the Reasons On Pasture Exists The other is a Conservation Innovation...

Facing Short Hay Inventory? Here’s What You Can Do

Flooding in many parts of the country may mean less hay for the winter. Drought is a problem in other places. No matter the reason, here are some tips for making it through the winter.

Livestock Genetic Diversity is Being Preserved Thanks to an ARS Collection

This is an edited version of an article by Dennis O'Brien of the Agriculture Research Service. When the sample of semen from the Duroc boar—a...

Terrifying a Cab Driver

Plenty of cab drivers have terrified me, so it seems like turn about is fair play. Here's a little story a friend told me..... My husband...

DIY Mineral Feeder

Hello to John, one of our readers in Victoria, Australia! He asked for an article on a mineral feeder design that would be accessible...

A Step by Step Approach to Building Pasture Productivity and Soil Health

If you're working on change, I think you're going to love this interview of Ronnie Nuckols of Crozier, VA. He talks about how he...

Placing Cattle – The Art of Getting Cattle to Stay Put Without an Extra Fence

Thanks to Dawn Hnatow for co-authoring this article! Imagine how expedient it would be if we could drive our cattle to a particular place in...

Multi-Use Car Air Freshener

And if you get stuck somewhere with no food, you can eat it!

The Thrill of Soil Sampling!

From what I've read in Facebook groups and heard from folks, soil sampling isn't something anyone wants to do. But, the results from a...

Mob Grazing in South Dakota Ten Months of the Year

Charlie and Tanya Totten rent 4,000 acres of flat, fertile pasture land and rocky river breaks near Chamberlain, South Dakota. In this video he...

A First Step in Reducing Inputs to Increase Profitability

We talk a lot about reducing inputs so that the farm or ranch can be more profitable. But how do you figure out what...

If Your Music Doesn’t Have Cannons, You’re Doing It Wrong!

Here's an excerpt from the performance of the 1812 Overture played by the Boston Pops on July 4, 2016 accompanied by the 101st Field...

Best of OP – Great “Grass Farmers” Grow Roots

If you go to enough workshops about grazing, you're bound to see an illustration that shows how biting off the tops of plants impacts their roots,...

Best of OP – Managing Multi-Species Grazing

On old MacDonald’s Farm, there were all types of animals—here a moo, there an oink and over there a cluck, cluck—but managing multiple species...

Best of OP – The Importance of Tail Docking Lambs

Ever had a rotten tooth pulled? I have, and it smarts a bit. But would I rather that tooth was still there, or that...

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