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Managing Livestock Heat Stress

At least 2,000 head of cattle died during an extreme heat event in southwest Kansas during one weekend in June, 2022. The week started...

What in Tar(weed)nation?! Part 2 – The Nature of Your Weedy Enemies and the Nature of Nature

Last week, I wrote about how tarweed showed up on my ranch a few years back, and how the management that had worked so...

Record Keeping is a Waste of Time Unless….

Welcome to week two of our series on record keeping to get where you're going in your grazing operation. Today we meet Dave Pratt,...

Egg Production: What You Need to Do and Charge to Make It Pay

I adore eggs, the way they look with their different shades of white, off-white, tan, brown, green, and blue, their smooth shell, their sensual...

How to Raise Pigs on Pasture

Forrest Pritchard has been through several versions of raising pigs on pasture. Here he shares versions 1.0 - 3.0 with the benefits and drawbacks he found along the way.

Carrot or Stick – What’s the Best Way to Get Your Livestock to Do Something?

The other day I was talking to a friend who was trying to figure out how to get her kid to quit yelling in...

Aging Farmers and Ranchers – Another Part of the Story

I've lost count of the numbers of articles I've read about the aging farmer population and how this affects agriculture's future. But none of...

Here’s What Short Grazing Does to Spring Regrowth

As you walk or drive your ATV around your pastures, you may notice differences in plant growth. The reasons for those differences can vary...

Modern Methods for Forage Improvement

A few weeks ago we introduced Robert E. Williams and his piece in the Journal of Range Management about best grazing management practices. Though...

A Grazing Chart for Pastured Broilers

  My family and I operate Wrong Direction Farm in Upstate New York. We sell our pasture raised chicken, turkey and grass fed beef directly...

Year-Round Grazing Paradise (or at least moving towards that)

Don’t you sometimes wish it was spring year-round? As I write this, snow is coming down towards the tail-end of February, and it feels like...

When your plants talk, listen!

"Ouch," says the once tall range plant that was just bitten off for the fifteenth time. It says, "If you don't stop, I'm going...

Greg Judy has answers for your fence charger questions!

As we're heading into grazing season, fence chargers are on our minds. So, here's Greg Judy with a video on fence chargers and how...

How much feed can Honey Locust add to your stockpile?

“The tree grows in a Bermuda pasture and is always loaded in the fall with luscious fruit. The cows and hogs stand under it,...

Impacts of Fall and Winter Grazing on Spring Regrowth

It might be early February, but I’m already thinking about new spring forage growth and I guarantee the livestock are too. In the past,...

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