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The New Grazing Charts Are Here!

Yes! It's our favorite time of year when Troy shares the new, blank grazing charts so that we can all get started planning for the green up. And this time, he's sharing a little about why he does what he does as well.

Pasture Rental Rates: Doing the Math Part 1

Math is hard but important. So we're going to try to work through this without hoping for a miracle to occur.

Fencing for Goats

Yes, this title is a joke since keeping a goat in a fence can be almost impossible. Just the same, here's a primer on fencing goats, and some pointers for keeping a goat inside one.

Where Are We Headed?

Victor ponders the changes in the beef industry since the 1930s and '40s and considers where we might be going next. Can increasing our productivity on pasture also give us more time to relax?

Lumbersexuals, Tattoos & Zombies

Sustainable farming as a career move? Let’s dive right in, starting with a battle royale: 1) Farmers versus Zombies During a zombie apocalypse, two life-skills are...

Training Sheep For Vineyard Management

This Western SARE funded project gives you the information you need to teach animals NOT to eat something. While this project focuses on sheep, with adjustments, it can be used with other livestock as well. Use this as an example to think creatively about how you can use livestock to meet vegetation management goals.

How Many Scientists Does It Take To Make a Report on Climate Change?

When we read a headline that says, "Scientists Say…" what does that really mean? Well, in the case of the report on the state...

Planning Crop Rotations for Dairy, Livestock and Cash Crop Farms

Got Winter? Take advantage of these "quiet" months to design your cropping plans. That way you can avoid the domino effect of mistimed applications or harvests, because you'll know just what to do when as the weather starts to warm up. It may seem complicated, but Kitty helps you start the journey with one step at a time.

How Much Should You Pay to Lease Pasture?

The most difficult part of pasture leasing may be figuring out a rate that works for both parties. We can't make it a breeze, but with this series of articles, we'll give you some tools so you'll have an idea where to start.

Snow Day! And Poor Man’s Fertilizer

It's a snow day for a lot of people in North America today. Flights are cancelled, plans are being rearranged, and of course lots...

The Scoop on Poop – Recycling Nutrients Through Animal Manures

As graziers, we all focus on good manure distribution as a way of keeping nutrients in our soils so we have better forage for our animals. We thought that knowing what the nutrient composition of animal manures might help us better understand what we're accomplishing with our good manure management practices.

A Full Bladder May Help You Save Money

This revelation comes to us from Mirjam A. Tuk, Debra Trampe and Luk Warlop, faculty in the Department of Marketing and Organization Studies at...

Excrement: Part of the Circle of Life

I am old enough to remember a world before "Power Bars." When they were first introduced, my co-workers at the Bureau of Land Management picked...

The Cheapest Way to Produce the Best Egg

Here's what the Arbuckles found out when they compared how different supplemental feeds affected the cost and nutrient density of their free range eggs.

Cattle Can Improve Sagebrush Habitat With a Little Training

Many areas in the Western United States are dominated by sagebrush. The increase in sagebrush density over the past century is generally attributed to:...

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