We all have one, and oddly, it doesn't come with instructions. But when given the proper care, it can be the solution to every...

Last week I got a press release from the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition. Written by Stan Wise, it has some great suggestions for...

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...

This is Thanksgiving week here in the United States. For our international readers, this holiday is a celebration of the harvest and a time...

With growing concerns over riparian management and its effect on water quality, farmers and ranchers are facing tightening regulations and restrictions on grazing next...

As we head into grazing season, there's an especially joyful feeling that comes from watching pastures green up. But then, there's that downer from...

Here's a great overview of how to add different species of grazers to your operation.  Sandy covers the basics of forage, fencing, shelter, handling equipment, and water, with some great tips on inexpensive solutions, and making sure you don't get in over your head. Enjoy!  And if you have some tips of your own, send us a note and we'll add them to the comments section below.

As winter wanes and the longer day-length activates the neurons that control the body's daily rhythms, a grazier’s mind can wander into a pastoral...

Do pastures under management-intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) differ from grasslands under other management in terms of forage quality and quantity, carbon sequestration and biological...

Duane Dailey of University of Missouri Extension put together this important information for reducing heat stress for cattle grazing tall fescue.

Here's a great forage that you should think about for your pastures, what it can do for you, and how you can manage it best so it can do its job.

Let’s ponder two questions with this article: “To bale or not bale?” and “Should I put up hay or just buy what I need?”...

We got a lot of comments on our last article about cow size and profit. Here, Kit Pharo weighs in. According to the USDA Research Center...

Are you afraid to buy calves at the sale barn? Don't be. Don shares how you can buy them and bring them up right to end up with a profit.

This is Part 2 in the "Cows Eat Weeds" Series. If you missed Part 1, Weeds Are Great Forage and Grazing Them Makes You...

With everything they have to accomplish in a day, your stock is a lot busier than you think. Here's what you need to do to make sure they make the most of their time grazing.