Here's a sentence I never thought possible: There's an interesting book out about the relationship between climate change, economics and policy.  It's  But Will...
Dr. Temple Grandin designed livestock handling facilities with curves and solid sided tubs to keep livestock moving forward without fear. But analysis by Whit Hibbard and Dr. Lynn Locatelli shows that livestock don't respond well in these facilities. Here's Part 3 of their analysis.
We thought you'd all enjoy this video because it looks at the benefits of grass-based dairying from the perspective of the producers and their cows and the chefs using their products. What can you use from their inspiration to make your operation easier to operate and more profitable? How can you use this information to market your own product?
Dr. Temple Grandin designed livestock handling facilities with solid sides based on her theory that they prevent animals from seeing outside distractions. In this part of their analysis of these kinds of handling facilities, Hibbard and Locatelli demonstrate how animals move much more easily through open-sided facilities.
Here's a look at young farmers trying to get started in grazing with little money but lots of willingness to work. Do you have suggestions that might ease some of their frustrations and get them growing?
Nitrogen is the most expensive, and most difficult to manage part of the fertilizer equation; too much and you waste money, too little and you don’t get the crop production you need. Here Dan Hudson shares the results of his year-long trial using two different modeling tools so you can choose the one that will work best for you.
Do you think you need a new cattle handling facility? Are you trying to figure out what will work best for you? Here’s an analysis of the Grandin system and how it matches animal behavior in action.
Farmers have always created new tools or repaired old ones using whatever was available. Now, there's a place where you can share your solutions, as well as finding ones you may not have thought of.
As the Global Roundtable on Sustainable Beef circulates its draft principles and criteria, folks are asking a lot of questions. The most important one might be whether in a world used to choosing sides and then fighting, can folks actually talk to each other to find mutually beneficial solutions? Check it out and see!
Being kind to your spring pastures will make all the difference this summer. Troy Bishopp describes starting times and shares the Pasture T Account for figuring pasture production and animal demand, all to help you avoid springtime wrecks.
