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Editors' Note: Don and Betty Ashford of Ethel, Louisiana shared their experience teaching cows to eat weeds as part of Kathy Voth's presentation at...

Sometimes farming doesn't make sense from the outside. But if it makes sense from the inside, that might just be what counts.

In my first article, I introduced stockmanship as an under-appreciated and under-utilized component of operating sustainable livestock operations, and argued that its one essential...

I don’t claim to know all there is about keeping birds. Heck, I don’t claim to know anything at all. This is a post...

Using a well designed grazing cell & the right portable fence tools, I can generally feed the herd in about 25-30 minutes even with...

Frugal innovating is the art of using human ingenuity to create solutions from the resources at hand. Farmers and ranchers are usually born frugal innovators, but we could all use a little inspiration to improve those skills. Here you go!

Here's a coordinated approach to turn your fescue "scourge" into cost-effective, productive pastures.

Better weight gain for calves, more milk from cows with just 42 minutes spread over 2 weeks. Plus a "how-to" video.

Too much cactus doesn't have to be a bad thing. It's a nutritious forage, and prepared correctly, your cows can eat it, helping you get pastures back into shape and a step closer to healthier livestock. With a big El Niño, this year could be perfect for getting started.

What should you do for your livestock for the Holiday Season? Farmer Derek Klingenberg is known for serenading his cattle with his trombone, and...

Have you ever found yourself trying to explain to someone what you do and why? Have you searched for the words to describe the...

Finding a treasure can make you want to share it. That would be this book. Prairie Sunrise tells the story of life on a...

For your herd, a high-forage diet can help your bottom line, but you should take care to use high-quality forage. Here's how to make a high-forage diet work for you.

How badly are western rangelands doing? ARS researchers developed tools that would let them figure out what could or should be growing out there and found out things may be better than many thought. The bonus is that these tools can help us figure out how to spend limited time and funds on improvements.

A few years back, a friend from Washington D.C. visited my farm for the first time. Right off the bat, he noticed the bumper...