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Grazing timing and intensity is a useful tool for increasing and decreasing target vegetation. Here are some general tips, and some specifics for some...

In 2004, I trained cows at Grant-Kohrs Ranch National Historic Site to eat Canada thistle, leafy spurge and spotted knapweed. Then, they started eating...

This works for any animal - so whatever you're raising, check it out! In 2004, I taught a small group of heifers to eat...

Before I started On Pasture, I was best known for having invented a method for teaching cows to eat weeds. The process is based...

Thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana for this article and video. Bryan and Chelsea Phipps are using their cattle as tools...

This project focuses on increasing big bluestem. But similar management could be used to promote other forages as well.

Want to take advantage of all the forage growing in ditches and along roadways? Be sure that it doesn't come with herbicides that could damage broadleaf plants in your fields or pastures.

Understanding how a plant grows through the grazing season is the key to figuring out when grazing it will make the most impact. The...

Spring is coming, even if you can't see it under the snow. And you'll know that it really is here when you see something in your...

One of the common questions I get from folks who hear me talk about training livestock to eat weeds is whether or not it...

You can turn your weeds into alfalfa quality forage by spending about 8 hours over 10 days training your livestock to eat them. Here are the basics on how it works.

As we head into grazing season, there's an especially joyful feeling that comes from watching pastures green up. But then, there's that downer from...

Contrary to what you've been told, leafy spurge does not cause harm to cattle, and with a little training, they can and will eat it. So why not turn that pest into forage? Here Kathy shares what she's learned about getting cattle to eat leafy spurge over her decade of teaching cows to eat weeds.

When I started teaching cows to eat weeds, I thought everyone would see what I saw: an economical alternative for weed management.  If cows...