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I mentioned last month that there are still plenty of good growing days left this fall and they need to be taken advantage of....

Thanks to Nick Schell, a wildlife biologist with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service for sharing this article with us. I added the section...

  Soil Health is one of the main tools that will help sustain farms in the future. It will help us feed the world. NRCS...

This is the story of a dairy farmer's transition to pasture. It's an excellent example how long it takes, and the challenges along the way. It's also a great example for all graziers, no matter your livestock, of how helpful it can be to work with an Extension Agent, or someone from a local Natural Resource Conservation Service or Conservation District office. We should all be so lucky to have free help at our fingertips!

Thank you to the Western Landowners Alliance in partnership with WRA, Inc. for sharing this series on conservation finance with On Pasture. We hope...

I (Kathy) got to spend a couple days with Greg and Jan Judy at Green Pastures Farm last week. I had so much fun! I...

With growing concerns over riparian management and its effect on water quality, farmers and ranchers are facing tightening regulations and restrictions on grazing next...

With the discoveries that red clover can increase weight gain and prevent fescue toxicosis, we thought you'd like some info on how to add...

Going into the sciences, I discovered the value of writing things down - general advice being, “the more notes the better.” But, admittedly, this...

This article comes to us from staff at the Noble Research Institute in Oklahoma. I recently went on a consultation visit to a producer's...

NRCS's Victor Shelton is in the middle of a wet and muddy spring in Indiana. He tells us, "As much as I like the...

Should you get rid of your endophyte-infected tall fescue? Greg shares why we don't like it, and why getting rid of it may be hard on us too.

What if we got rid of all livestock? Would that reduce greenhouse gases? And what would we eat instead? Those are some of the questions...

Some folks say we should do all we can to get rid of Kentucky 31 fescue in our pastures. But Greg Judy has other ideas. In this four part series he covers his experiences, good and bad, with this grass, and why he's keeping his. He starts with the basic benefits of winter stockpile.

The National Young Farmers Coalition has just released a guidebook to Farm Service Agency loans that will have you walking through the bureaucracy with ease. The best part? It's FREE. Get it here!