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Conducting Your Own On-Farm Trials – DO Try This At Home

I have tremendous respect and appreciation for our universities, extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other public servants. Many of these folks work tirelessly...

New Fencing and Water and CRP Grazing – Ideas For Profitable Ranching From the Sand Ranch

How do you go from $20,000 in carry over debt after selling all your calves, to no debt, making a profit and having fun...

Forecasting Unintended Consequences of Grassland Conversion

Written collaboratively by Roger Gates, Ben Turner, Melissa Wuellner and Barry Dunn (former SDSU College of Agriculture & Biological Sciences Dean, former SDSU Extension...

Getting Stuff for (Almost) Free With Non-Traditional Farm Business Ideas

Doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different, better result is the definition of insanity, right? That's why, in looking at ways to get started farming and help current producers be more profitable, Meg started thinking outside the box. Here are some non-traditional solutions you'll really like!

Are You Smarter Than a Cow?

Test yourself with this Free-Range IQ Test. My cows know the answers to the following questions.  Do you? #1)  When grazing a field, should it...

Strategic Grazing Plans – The Steps to Meet Your Goals

You're a lot more likely to make better and more timely grazing decisions if you have a grazing plan in place for the upcoming season. Here's how to get started.

Did Your Wet Pasture Get Mucked Up? Don’t Worry!

Occasionally we can experience what looks like some pretty substantial pasture damage with high high stock density grazing in wet conditions, but first looks...

Is It Residual or Is It Residue?

"Residue" and "Residual" may sound similar, but they provide very different services for your pasture's health. Jim explains the difference with tips for what you should be paying attention to.

How to Manage Pastures When Winter Isn’t Wintry

It's been a pretty mild winter for most of the U.S. and Canada. With that in mind, here are two perspectives on what's up with your pastures, and the management implications.

New Vaccine May Control Cattle Ticks

This story comes to us from the USDA Agriculture Research Service's AgResearch Magazine by ARS's Sandra Avant. The economic impact of cattle fever ticks, including...

Beginning Farming at the Dixon Place

Sometimes farming doesn't make sense from the outside. But if it makes sense from the inside, that might just be what counts.

Crabgrass is Good Forage

Improved forage crabgrass varieties are not weeds, but high-quality, high-producing forages that fit well from the Mid-Atlantic region through the Southeast. With good fertility...

A High-Forage Diet for A Better Bottom Line

For your herd, a high-forage diet can help your bottom line, but you should take care to use high-quality forage. Here's how to make a high-forage diet work for you.

Have Goat, Will Travel (And Make Money Too!)

In this excerpt from her book "Farms With A Future" Rebecca shares the story of a start-up farmer who created success by taking his product to the people.

Procrastinated Pasture

Sometimes a pasture just gets away from you. That's what happened to Victor this summer. But it's all good, and he'll tell you why!

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