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Getting That Local Food Into Town

This isn't really a how to. It's a how not. Sometimes we need those too. It helps us think about solutions that will work for us all.

Help Save This Ranching Family

At the end of the month, the National Park Service at Point Reyes National Seashore will close down Drakes Bay Oyster Farm which has...

Dealing With Summer Grazing Stress

Thanks to Willie Gibson for sharing this helpful information! Whether this is year one or twenty-one for your grazing system, this time of year provides...

How to Get Your Chickens to Make the Best Use of Pasture

Changing the time when you feed your birds can increase their foraging, potentially increase weight gain, and reduce labor costs.

Breeding Matters

Like many of us in the business of grass-farming for livestock production, I have been preoccupied by a persistent question: Nature vs. Nurture, Breeding...

Low Impact Milk

Cashew shells and oregano to reduce the carbon footprint of milk? Really?

I’m really biased

When you read something in the news, or watch a newscast on TV, or hear something from a friend, what you take from it...

3 Secrets of Free-Range Farms

If you're writing an equation to determine whether or not a farmer will succeed, you might include these three things.

Daredevil Farming

Accidents happen. And they make you consider why you farm.

Why Our Incredibly Popular Farmers Market Food Truck Failed

Forrest says, "We need a word for: 'Giving a dream a try, realizing it isn’t the right fit, and gracefully stopping before the dream explodes.' Here he describes a venture that made him realize just because it's successful, doesn't mean you're doing what you should be doing.

The $200 Cover Crop Bump

Jeff Rasawehr (pronounced "Raise -a- veer") farms 1500 acres in West Central Ohio, raising corn, soybeans, wheat, hay, and some beef.  His goal is to...

How to Install an Electric Poultry Fence

It's quick and easy and protects your poultry from predators. Here's how to put up an electric fence for poultry, and how to test to make sure it's working. The same technique works for goat/sheep netting, so check it out even if you don't want to fence in chickens.

Soil Balancing: Does It Work?

Soil balancing, or BCSR, and William Albrecht have a big following, and you'd think that that many people couldn't be wrong. But it turns out, this theory just doesn't hold up and is costing folks time and money they could better use elsewhere.

The Case of the Missing Corn Plant(s)

It costs a lot to get your crops in the ground. So when they don't come up in uniform, tidy rows, it's not just an issue of good-looking fields, it's a money matter. Here are some ideas about what may have gone wrong.

Should I Irrigate My Pastures?

Water can make more forage, but what's the cost? Here are some tips to help you decide if you want to irrigate so that you can prep for this summer's heat.

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