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Grafting Baby Calves Part 2 – How tos

In Part 1 of this series we talked about choosing the right animals for successful grafting. So, you’ve got a good, loving cow and...

Year-Round Grazing Paradise (or at least moving towards that)

Don’t you sometimes wish it was spring year-round? As I write this, snow is coming down towards the tail-end of February, and it feels like...

Modern Methods Part 2 – Managing Where Livestock Graze

A few weeks ago we introduced Robert E. Williams and Part 1 of his article in the Journal of Range Management about best grazing...

How to Get Rid of Broomsedge in Your Pastures

  This time of year, I get a lot of questions on how to rid pastures of broomsedge grass. It's a problem because animals will...

Ten Steps to Better Pastures and Grazing

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

Grafting Baby Calves Part 1: Should you do it?

Here on the ranch, calving season is generally a pretty happy time. My business model includes buying pregnant cows. These are cows that I...

Turning a Livestock Operation into a Profitable Business – First Steps

March 15 is the day that business taxes are due. I don't know why it's a month earlier than regular taxes, but ever since...

How Many Animals Can Your Pasture Support?

Since we're talking grazing charts and planning this week, here's a critical step: figuring how many animals your land will support. We'll walk through...

Get Your Free 2021 Grazing Planning Chart and Instructions Here!

It's that time of year again! Grass Whisperer Troy Bishopp has updated the grazing charts and they're ready for you to download. Troy developed...

Do You Need a Grazing Chart? Only if You Want More Grazing Days and More Fun Days

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...

Are parasites a limiting factor in your flock/herd?

The parasites that infest sheep can be an enormous drag on sheep production. Year in and year out, they probably cause more death and...

Honey locust pods as part of a complete (livestock) breakfast

“And all trees bear an awful big crop which the stock like so well that they will break down the fence to get them.” -J...

Make calving more fun and less work

This week we share some of the economic reasons for moving calving time to May. But John Marble has noticed that talking about economics...

Where to get good grazing advice

As we near the start of the Spring grazing season, more folks have questions about setting up their grazing, watering, and fencing systems. I...

Free Grazing 101 ebook and online courses coming soon!

This spring, beginning graziers will have a new, free resource to help them get started on the right foot. The National Grazing Lands Coalition,...

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