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This is a story of the importance of private lands for providing clean water and wildlife habitat, and how the changes this ranch made enhanced habitat and increased water availability and made their livestock more productive and profitable. Thanks to Robert Hathorne of the NRCS for sharing this story. I've added ways to apply the principles this ranch uses to help you translate this to your operation, and information on how to pay for the improvements.

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...

It's always nice to get a little inspiration from other folks when it comes to creatively housing poultry. Even if you don't have a trailer, this could give you some good ideas for repurposing something you already own at little to no cost.

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...