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Yearly Archives: 2019

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...

This New Podcast Will Get Your Business Going

Charlotte Smith heard some disturbing USDA statistics a few years ago: "Three hundred farmers go out of business every week in the United States. Eighty...

Top Ten Grazing Management Misconceptions

Sometimes we all suffer from perceptual misconceptions that affect our operations. Resolving them may require a rather steep and abrupt learning curve to achieve...

Stone Barns Mobile Chicken Coop Free DIY Plans

Check out this short video showing Stone Barns' mobile chicken coop. It was built with materials available at any hardware or farm supply store,...

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