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ARS Scientists Discover the Longest-Lasting Natural Insect Repellent Yet – Coconut Oil

Thanks to Steve Elliot, Agricultural Research Service Office of Communication, for this article. Every year, stable flies and other blood-feeding pests take a $2.2 billion...

Want to Be a Better Thinker? Take a Shower!

This is the last month of On Pasture's regular publication schedule, and probably one of the most exhausting series of articles I've written. If you...

How to Think Through and Solve Problems

The two people you'll meet in this video are some of the brightest, most creative people I've ever worked with. They're also successfully developing...

How to Spread Compost as a Climate Change Solution in Your Community

Last week I introduced you to a practice that increases forage and soil's water-holding capacity while also doing a great job of sequestering carbon....

Some Good News About Slowing Climate Change

It's easy to get overwhelmed by bad news, especially if it seems the problem is so large that an individual has little ability to...

Ecosystems Are Becoming Less Efficient at Absorbing CO2

Note from Kathy: We live and work in a very complex system that doesn't always correspond with some of the simple explanations I've encountered...

The Future is in Your (Big) Hands

I included this quote in one of my posts last week, and it inspired a call from John Marble. He agreed with the sentiment,...

Forage Quality is Declining and Grasshoppers and Livestock Aren’t Happy

Something strange is happening to grasshoppers at the Konza Long-Term Ecological Research site in Kansas - they're disappearing a little at a time. For...

For More Forage, Improved Soil and a Better Future Just Spread Compost

Earlier this summer I wrote about adapting to new climate normals and what warmer temperatures, longer droughts and more extreme weather events mean for...

A Farming Tragedy

I come from a long line of Mennonite farmers. My ancestors were among those invited to Ukraine by Catherine the Great in the mid-1700s...

Harsh Truths That May Change Your Life

Seems I have lots of advice to offer as I transition On Pasture to its future as a grazing library. Here's some more... I can't...

Sloppy Work Leads to a Great Silvopasture Discovery

In 1839, a bumbling inventor named Charles Goodyear left a gooey mixture of raw rubber and sulfur on the stove while he took a...

Is Multi-species Grazing Right for You? Part 3

While the sheep and goat market has backed off its incredible highs seen this winter, it still is really strong with animals commanding prices...

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...

Heifer Grazing Compass Helps Farmers Make Profitable Grazing and Replacement Decisions

  To graze or not to graze? The newly debuted Heifer Grazing Compass can help Dairy Farmers answer that question. This spreadsheet tool helps farmers predict...

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