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Looking Back, Looking Forward – Lessons from a Lifetime as a Grazier

Lately I’ve found myself looking back, back to the early days of my ranching career. Clearly, I had no idea what I was getting...

Tips From Fellow Graziers For Heading Your Farming/Ranching Career in the Right Direction

May is another Bonus Month and Jenn Colby is back to share more about what she's learned as the host of the podcast Choosing...

What I Learned After 12 Years of Using Grazing Charts

Three weeks ago, I got a lesson in context when I helped my dad into an ambulance because a sudden stomach bug left him...

Starting the Grazing Season with the Price of Hay and Fertilizer in Mind

On Pasture reader Richard Moyer wrote me in March about the interesting times we live in and what they might mean for the 2022...

Bonus week – A New Place to Get Farming/Ranching Information and Ideas

Note from Kathy: I recently tuned into a new podcast that I think On Pasture readers will like. Farmer and On Pasture contributor Jenn...

How Much Forage Do I Need?

Part of planning for the grazing season is getting a good handle on how much forage you'll need for your livestock. This, along with...

Are You Making Progress on Your Grazing Plan? And on planning time off?

An On Pasture reader called this weekend. He's moved to Mexico and is living on the beach. And he's given up grazing. Now, that's one...

How Much Forage Do I Have?

This month we're focused on planning for the upcoming grazing season. Last week, we gave you free, downloadable grazing charts along with a list...

Right-Sizing Your Grazing Operation – What Works Best?

John Marble and Troy Bishopp have something in common with many On Pasture readers. They expanded their grazing operations by renting pastures and grazing...

Business Planning to Get Where You Want to Go

Since we're beginning the year by focusing on goals, here's another avenue: business planning. Yes, business plans are tedious. Yes, they can make you...

Turning Toward Home – Making Changes to a Grazing Operation

This piece is part of our discussion of moving toward a better life with grazing. Last week, Troy Bishopp share how he's creating a...

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...

Calling and Leading Cattle is More Time and Cost Efficient Than Herding

To start, I'd like to thank my neighbors Ken and Debbie for inspiring this study. Ken and Debbie raise “stock dogs.” This provides me...

Fencing Solutions You’ll Like

From June of 2016, an article that's always timely. It's that time of year when you're putting up fence, taking it down and wondering if...

Ten Steps to Better Pastures and Grazing

As an extension educator at the county level, I read a lot of publications about the use and management of pasture and hay resources....

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