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I am not a planner, at least not in the strict sense of the term. I'm more of a "visionary." I get a picture...

  My family and I operate Wrong Direction Farm in Upstate New York. We sell our pasture raised chicken, turkey and grass fed beef directly...

These tips from Troy were timely in 2014. They're things we probably need to be reminded about every year! Enjoy! Believe it or not, sometime...

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

From March of 2019, here's what the Grass Whisperer says about why he keeps encouraging everyone to use a grazing chart. It’s that time of...

If you're dreaming of starting a grazing operation, if you've ever asked "what kind of animals should I raise?" if you're considering adding a...

Writers are a funny lot. We're driven to put thoughts down on paper and we each develop our own techniques for inviting in the muse and then working with her. Troy Bishopp is at his desk in the middle of the night - ripening, and answering questions, whether it's a conservation planning feedback survey, or the question of how he even writes at 4 am. I hope you'll enjoy seeing his process, and take a moment to think about his answers to the survey.

It is late September as I write this, and so far this month I’ve had a total of two-fifths of an inch of rain...

Because Oregon has been in a long-standing drought, John Marble has lots of practice acting on his drought plan and rebounding when it rains. His examples of what works can get you through, rain or shine.

There are two different ways to feed your livestock with stockpiled forage over the winter. One way is to make hay or silage and...

Beginning with Part 3 in this series, we want to show you how different graziers approach the business of solar grazing so you can...

Ranchers on the tallgrass prairie traditionally burn their pastures each spring before summer grazing. After fire, plants grow more quickly, and the new growth...

This week, we're talking a bit about diversification, providing some examples of what it might look for different operations and how folks make the...

Thanks for this article go to Ben Beckman, Nebraska Extension Educator, and Mitch Stephenson, UNL Range Management Specialist. They give us an excellent example...

Do you want more quality grazing days? Are you ready to make more money? Are you dealing with weather events proactively? Do you want to limit stress...