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Should GMO Foods Be Labeled?

Here's an interesting look at an aspect of GMO foods and their labeling from a whole new perspective: the potential impact on the circle of life.

Troy’s Grazing Charts and How To Use Them

Here you go!  Everything you need to get going with your own grazing chart to help you plan for making best use of your...

Don’t let your pasture rust. Fight Puccinia.

Puccinia, a.k.a. rust, is a problem in pastures all over. Researchers are fighting it, and you can help!

How to Set Up Paddocks For Managed Grazing

Managed grazing means gaining more control of your grazing. When we built our first grazing system 25 years ago, portable fencing using reels and...

Breeding Matters III – Inbreeding vs. Line Breeding

Confused about the difference? Here's what separates the two "relatives."

Farm Hats Make the Man

Mark Twain said, “Clothes make the man”.  I wholeheartedly agree, however when it comes to working on the land, the farm hat is a...

One Wire Electric Fences Make Managing and Teaching Calves Easy

As you're thinking about next year's grazing season, here's a fencing technique to work into your system. Easy for you, easy for your calves!

Line Breeding is Good For Profit

A couple months ago I wrote an article for On Pasture called Breeding Matters. I briefly alluded to Line Breeding as a method of...

A Tale of Two Testes: The Boar Taint That Ain’t

Woven Meadows Farm doesn't castrate its pastured pork so boars grow faster and give more bacon. Here's what they've found out about meat taint and preventing it, along with some information about pasturing bulls, rams and bucks too.

You’re Already Doing Research – Now Here’s How To Make It Pay.

Trying out a new technique may make you money. Or it might just cost a bundle. Here's how you can figure out the answers to all your pasture questions - on your own pasture. And it's just in time to help you if you're thinking of getting a SARE grant to cover the costs!

Trying My Patience

Everybody who works with animals has these kinds of days. When you're having one of them, maybe it will help to remember this story.

Monkey Bread, Cricket Brownies, Fried Larvae and Horse Nettle = A Perfect Trip!

I spent the last week of September in  Louisiana.  Dr. Alan DeRamus of the University of Louisiana invited me there to talk to farmers about how...

Cooperative Farming/Ranching – Frameworks for Working Together

Working together can make things easier and better, especially if you know how to set yourselves up for success. Here's a resource that will make that a lot easier to do!

Pasture Management: Perennial or Annual Forages?

One of the questions grazing farmers often ask are, what type of forages will grow well on their farms or, which will best suit...

Helping Each Other is in Our Blood

This week's article about cooperative farming/ranching frameworks reminded us that helping each other and working together is in our blood.  None of us would have...

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