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During the nine years I wrote and edited On Pasture, I learned a lot about which resources provide the best information. Here are the...

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Welcome to the On Pasture Library! Here's how it works Funding The On Pasture Library has no funding to cover maintenance costs. So I'm relying on readers...

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Your Weeds Are NOT the Problem!

In the last while I have attended a couple of field day, farm tour type of affairs. To my knowledge none of them were...

Cows Eat Leafy Spurge

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.

A Rancher’s Discovery Provides Hope for Controlling Medusahead Rye

The economic impacts of Medusahead rye can be extreme. Dense infestations can reduce rangeland livestock carrying capacity by 50-80%. The resulting impact on wildlife...

Beyond Tarweed – Thoughts About Why Things Are Changing in Pastures

In the past few years, John Marble has dealt with Tarweed, a vole invasion, and now a new weed. Is it his management, or...

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...

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