Rick Machen and Ron Gill of Texas A&M share 5 basic principles of cattle behavior and turn them into ten handling pointers to help you become a better low-stress cattle handler.
In Part I, Meg described how breeding for stocky cattle makes sense and dollars. Now she describes the forage part of creating legless cattle and a better bottom line.
Hey! It's On Pasture's Birthday and we're celebrating! From 0 to 326 articles in just 12 months, here's a review of what we've accomplished with your help.
There are lots of folks worrying about this problem, wondering how agriculture today is going to be able to feed everyone in the future. The solution may not be the agriculture of today, but something much different and outside our box.
From a good friend, Rebecca Haskell, who expresses what we're all feeling about this winter. Feel free to download it, print it, and post it in an inspirational spot, like your refrigerator, milking barn, or calving/kidding/lambing barn.
Researchers at Utah State University have conducted several studies that show that tannins in forages can reduce parasite loads in livestock, and that animals...
Twenty years ago, two Maryland dairy farmers started grazing when no one around them was doing it. Here's how it worked for them, and their suggestions for those considering the switch.
No matter when your grazing season starts, there's no time like now to download your 2014 version and start thinking about how you want to manage your pastures and paddocks this year.
Considering a CSA? Here, Mark shares different CSA options and how they distribute risk among the farmer and the consumer so you can figure out what could work for you.
Meg Grzeskiewicz is back with a two part series on genetics and forage for raising great beef. Here's Part I - Animal Genetics and Management. (Meg's own legless cattle will be born this coming June!)
