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Canada thistle is my favorite forage. You can learn to love it too!

Since developing a simple method for teaching cows and other livestock to eat weeds, I've trained lots of cows, goats, sheep and bison to...

I Know You Paid A Lot of Money to Manage Weeds, But It Just Doesn’t Work

That's pretty much what the research, and a decade of experience has shown me about using herbicides to control weeds. More about that, plus an alternative that actually works.

43% Better – The Economics of Getting Your Livestock 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...

Can Cows Eat Woolly Croton (Goatweed/Doveweed)?

When I was in Grapevine, Texas for a conference several years ago, lots of folks asked me if they could use my training technique...

Your Livestock Can Help You Win the War on Weeds

This month we’re focusing on weeds and the way we think about them. In fact, my goal is that you start appreciating them for...

Is Kathy a Kook and Other FAQs About Teaching Livestock to Eat Weeds

In 2004, I developed a simple method that anyone can use to train livestock to eat weeds. In this month's Grazier's Focus I tell...

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...

Afraid of Running Out of Grass? Here Are Some Options

If you're in the half of the country that is anticipating continuing drought this summer, you've likely begun looking closely at your drought plan...

Feeling Underappreciated? Here’s How to Tell You’re Important

A common complaint I hear from farmers and ranchers is that the public doesn't appreciate them, that people don't understand all the hard work...

Managing for All Five Soil Health Principles

Even if you don't have the same kind of operation the Neuharth's have, I think you'll enjoy their story. Their farm is an example...

Livestock Record Keeping Advice From a Heretic: Stop Writing Stuff Down!

This month we've been looking at record keeping and it's place in our operations. So I asked John Marble to weigh in and share...

Finding the Information You Need

Back when I was starting to raise meat chickens, I went online and looked for plans for the chicken tractor recommended by a pretty...

Journaling – Another Kind of Record Keeping

This month's focus is on record keeping, and we're providing different examples of what is and isn't helpful. Don Ashford started us off with...

Lambing On Pasture Part 2 – Be Aware of These Challenges

Since the last article, lambing has commenced for us at Markway Ranch. While it is an exciting time in the year of the sheep,...

Some Advice for Beginning Graziers

I was talking with a friend last night about our experiences with beginning farmers and ranchers, some of the things they do, and the...

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