Saturday, April 20, 2024

How Often Should You Move Your Herd?

Are you a competitive grazier? By that I mean, do you measure your success against other folks by how often you move your animals...

Making Money With Sheep Grazing

While lots of graziers think of cattle as their first option, raising sheep as a primary enterprise, or as part of a multi-species grazing...

Heading Back to Pasture – Tips from Victor Shelton

Your timing for heading back to pasture is different depending on where you live. In Oregon, John Marble already has "run-away" grass and is...

Safe Animal Management Tips

Did you see this recent story? His Best Friend was a 250-Pound Warthog. One Day, It Decided to Kill Him. What I was most amazed by was...

A Spring Visit With Greg Judy at Green Pastures Farm

Greg Judy's cattle are out and grazing in Missouri.  So here's a quick trip down there to see what he's up to and hear...

Lessons Learned From a Year of Grazing Management

This is a good time of year for reflecting on what went well and what you might like to do differently next year. Though...

Managing to Keep Up With the Grass

For many of us this spring, we've had typical weather: unpredictable. Forage growth and quality has really been good for some and with some of the...

Your FREE Grazing Chart Is Here – Along With All the How-To-Use-It Info You Need

Do you want more quality grazing days? Are you ready to make more money? Are you dealing with weather events proactively? Do you want to limit stress...

Winter Stockpile Grazing – How Short Can You Graze Without Impacting Spring Regrowth?

The question "Does Grazing Winter Stockpile Slow Spring Regrowth?" first came up when we were following Troy Bishopp's progress as he extended his New...

Predatory Soil Bacteria Hunt Like Vampires and Wolves, Helping Move Carbon Through the Soil

Scientists studying soils are working hard to help us understand what's going on underneath our feet. It looks like some of what's happening is...

Greg Judy Talks Drought and Silvopasture

Greg Judy takes us on a 4:16 tour of one of his pastures on a typical hot summer day in central Missouri with a...

Utilizing Summer Annuals in Your Grazing System

Thanks go to Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln's BeefWatch team for this article.   Whether grazed, harvested for hay, or cut for...

Can Animals Detect Mineral Deficiencies?

If you’ve ever seen your animals eating soil, bones, feces or other unusual items, you probably took this as an indication that they may...

Sheep Can Now Safely Graze Vineyards!

Vineyard managers don't like the weeds and grass that grows between vines because they slow vine growth and grape production. Sheep graziers call the...

Shade Options for Grazing Cattle – Natural, Permanent and DIY Portable

It's that time of year when grazers begin asking each other, "What do you do to get shade to your animals?" Here's why it's...

Low-Stress Livestock Handling – Approaching Your Cows Before Driving

Whit Hibbard has been sharing tips for how we can all improve our stockmanship skills. If you've missed anything in this series, here are...

Grazier's Focus of the Month

Winter Stockpile Grazing – How Short Can You Graze Without Impacting Spring Regrowth?

The question "Does Grazing Winter Stockpile Slow Spring Regrowth?" first came up when we were following Troy Bishopp's progress as he extended his New...

What Do Graziers Do in August? Stage Forage, Prep Stockpile and Plan for Winter Forage/Feed

August often seems to arrive too early and speeds by way too fast. Mentally to me, August 1st starts the countdown to the first...

Managing Livestock Heat Stress

At least 2,000 head of cattle died during an extreme heat event in southwest Kansas during one weekend in June, 2022. The week started...

The Thinking Grazier

How to Think Through and Solve Problems

The two people you'll meet in this video are some of the brightest, most creative people I've ever worked with. They're also successfully developing...

A Walk Through of How to Use Your Grazing Chart

Have you downloaded your grazing chart? Have you started looking at the list of questions that will help you get your planning underway? Do...

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...

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