Paint Cows Like Zebras to Reduce Flies
For years, scientists have tried to answer the question, “Why do Zebras have stripes?” Theories included that stripes were good camouflage, that they were some kind of “air-conditioning” or a signal to herd mates. But lately, there’s growing agreement that it’s all about protection from biting flies. The conclusions come as a result of a […]
Read More →Why Do We Believe Cows Prefer Grass?
If you’ve read On Pasture for very long, you know that before I created On Pasture, I was best known for creating a method for teaching cows (or any other ruminant) to eat weeds. Starting in 2004, I developed steps that anyone could use, testing them and then refining, until the process only took 8 […]
Read More →Why Do Farmers and Ranchers Adopt Regenerative Practices?
This week’s Scoop comes to us from Michelle Klampe of Oregon State University. Regenerative ranching, a holistic approach to managing grazing lands, enhances ranchers’ adaptive capacity and socioeconomic well-being while also providing an opportunity to mitigate climate change, a new study from Oregon State University has found. Regenerative ranching practices rebuild ecological processes, allowing ranchers […]
Read More →How to Think, Not What to Think
Over a decade ago, I was a teacher/mentor for a program a friend and I founded to help students make the transition from the academic world to a potential job with land management agencies like the US Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management, and the National Park Service. Before heading out to summer-long internships, […]
Read More →Marketing Cattle and Heifers Strategically
One of the silver linings of living through a pandemic is that everyone and everything has gone online. That means you don’t have to travel to take advantage of some really great learning opportunities. And this is a great one! On September 1, you can connect with Noble Research Institute consultants and Integrity Beef Alliance […]
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