Here's a breakthrough - Cows can do every bit as well on brush as goats. Check out this article to see if maybe you can change your mind and start using brush as the great forage it can be.
This is an example of how a ranch expanded what it does so that the kids could stay and raise their families while making a good living. It might give you some ideas about new ways to look at your own operation.
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.
Sandy Miller is one of the most forward thinking people I know. She's always coming up with ways to do things better, more easily, and to benefit everyone in her community. Here, she shares her farm hack for using portable panels to create inexpensive handling facilities for her livestock.
We bet you have some pretty good farm hacks as well. How about sharing them with your fellow On Pasture readers in the comments section below?
You may not choose the same breed as Steve, but the process he used to create a cow herd for his place can be adapted to fit any operation, or species.
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