Some Tools for Quickly and Easily Estimating Forage Quality

Lately I’ve noticed folk asking questions about forage quality, so I thought this article from September of 2017 would be helpful. Last week we told you why we don’t use Brix to measure the value of forage in pasture. Our primary reason is that it’s not a very reliable tool for looking at the nutritional […]
Read More →Let’s Share Our Stories in Reno!

December is a long way off, but we know where we’ll be December 2 – 5: in Reno for the National Grazing Lands Conference! This gathering happens once every three years, with farmers and ranchers sharing their experience, researchers describing how their latest discoveries can improve success, and conservation organizations and land management agencies offering […]
Read More →Know When to Keep Your Money In Your Pocket

We’re devoted to checking the science to find out if practices will help you. Here are the questions we ask demonstrated with an example of bamboozlement.
Read More →What Do You Think of This Idea?

Readers have been telling us On Pasture should offer workshops and other educational opportunities. Before we head in that direction, we need some input from you about what you really want and need. Five years ago when we had the idea for a new kind of publication, we asked potential readers what they thought. And… […]
Read More →December To Do List: 1) Find the Perfect Gift, 2) Save Net Neutrality

Two things you’ve probably figured out about On Pasture already: 1) We’re not big into telling you to spend money and, 2) we don’t like to get into politics. But it’s December, and there are two things that we all need: 1) Gift ideas and 2) an easy way to get those gifts. So here […]
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