Wednesday, July 9, 2025

The Forecast Grows Dark: the loss of vital funding and functions of NOAA and the National Weather Service

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed a budget bill that does more than slash spending. It dismantles the foundation of America’s weather forecasting...

How the Senate’s Version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Harms Rural America

For those of you hoping I'd write about how to grow grass, or when to move your livestock to the next pasture this week,...

“The One Big Beautiful Bill” Is a Raw Deal for Rural America

Before you read on, a quick note. Not too long ago I got an email from someone unsubscribing from On Pasture saying, "Politics doesn't...

$38 for Survival: The Weather Service You Rely On Is in Trouble

When I was a kid, I always wondered why the letters from my grandparents started with precise details about the weather – the temperature...

Bloatless Alfalfa Grazing

After attending a conference for dairy graziers I was somewhat surprised when one of the speakers spent a considerable amount of time explaining all...

Winter Feeding Tips to Get You Through

Help us welcome a new author: Victor Shelton, NRCS State Agronomist and Grazing Specialist in Indiana.

The Wahl Family’s Mobile Flock – Part 2 of Managing for Healthier, More Productive Animals and a Better Bottom Line

This is the second in a series about the grazing management changes the Wahl family has made and how it has improved soil health...

Win the War On Weeds – Have Your Livestock Eat Your Enemies

We're finishing up our March March on Weeds with this set of articles on some more edible enemies. Here's the rest of the month's articles...

Raw Milk to Help Grass Grow?

The idea is out there that raw milk is a great tool for improving pastures. But what we've found is that it's probably not going to make much of a difference.

Year-Round Grazing Paradise (or at least moving towards that)

Don’t you sometimes wish it was spring year-round? As I write this, snow is coming down towards the tail-end of February, and it feels like...

Our Soil-Moisture Reservoir

Here's another trip into our past to learn from those whose shoulders we stand on.* We talk a lot about soil moisture and the...

Here’s What Short Grazing Does to Spring Regrowth

As you walk or drive your ATV around your pastures, you may notice differences in plant growth. The reasons for those differences can vary...

How to Get Your Chickens to Make the Best Use of Pasture

Changing the time when you feed your birds can increase their foraging, potentially increase weight gain, and reduce labor costs.

Grass Tetany Prevention and Cures

Lush green grass can spell trouble for your livestock. Here's what to beware of and how to keep them safe.

Less Milk But More Money With Soil Health

This video is one of a series from Pennsylvania's Capital Resource Conservation District exploring improvements in profitability that come with managing for soil health.  Here Justin...

Have Goat, Will Travel (And Make Money Too!)

In this excerpt from her book "Farms With A Future" Rebecca shares the story of a start-up farmer who created success by taking his product to the people.

Grazier's Focus of the Month

Thanksgiving Lessons from the Pilgrims

It's Thanksgiving Week and at On Pasture, we're grateful for the lessons we can take from that first celebration centuries ago, and the people...

What You Do This Spring Impacts Your Whole Grazing Season

Believe it or not, sometime in the very near future you will be turning animals out to pasture. Some of you will have a...

How Low Should You Graze in the Fall and Winter?

Here are three different aspects of what you should consider when fall and winter grazing. Each one describes how you can extend your grazing...

The Thinking Grazier

Regenerative Agriculture Pioneers: Tips from the Legends

This week's article collection is a little heftier than usual. In fact, there are eight articles, all inspired by the featured video: Regenerative Agriculture...

Stocksharing – An Innovative Idea for Healthy Grasslands and Graziers

Back in November and December of 2017, On Pasture ran this four-part series by Will Kearney. It's a look at problems we all face...

See Where You’re Going: Growing a vision that works for your grazing operation and your life

Welcome to Week 2 of On Pasture's Virtual Grazing Conference! If you're anything like me, a conference shakes up your brain a bit and gives...

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