Where to get good grazing advice

As we near the start of the Spring grazing season, more folks have questions about setting up their grazing, watering, and fencing systems. I know, because I see those questions popping up on Facebook groups I follow. Loads of answers follow, but as one person wrote, those answers don’t necessarily fit for everyone or every […]
Read More →Learning to speak another language is good for graziers

This week we’ve got three articles about communicating in another language. First, Greg Judy talks to us about fence chargers, using a language put together by electrical engineers. If you don’t know what a volt or a joule is or why we care, I translate this language into something more useful for the every day […]
Read More →Remembering Chip Hines

I recently learned that Arlen Chip Hines passed away last fall after a battle with Parkinson’s disease. And while this comes some months late, I don’t want to let his passing go without acknowledging the contribution he made to my life and to the lives of so many others. Chip was born and raised on […]
Read More →Coming in March: Online Grazing Program Focused on Dairy Herds

Survey respondents asked for more information on dairy grazing. I’m working on it, but in the meantime, here’s a really great alternative! Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Regional Dairy Specialists are presenting a six-webinar series covering the ins and outs of grazing. You’ll get tips for improving the health and productivity of your herd and pastures […]
Read More →Google Translates On Pasture

To the reader who responded to our survey asking if I could add a Google Translate button, thank you so much for your suggestion. Yes! It turns out I can install a button! In fact it only took me about ten minutes to figure out what I needed to do and get the button installed. […]
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