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Blake Allen follows up on his first article about switching to and running a stocker operation, going into more detail about considerations for folks...

John Fant, Colonel, US Army (Ret), returned to southwest Virginia in 2013 to resume daily operations and management of the family farm. In this...

When we talk about grazing management, we usually think about how to manage livestock, and we think of forage and the soil below it....

We first ran this article in September of 2017. As I reviewed it before sharing it again this week, I was struck by how...

Winter feeding accounts for 40+% of the cost of producing a calf, so reducing or eliminating this bad habit can help keep your ranch...

On old MacDonald’s Farm, there were all types of animals—here a moo, there an oink and over there a cluck, cluck—but managing multiple species...

This is Part 2 by Matt Poore and Johnny Rogers. Here's Part 1 if you missed it. These steps aren't just 1-2-3 and you're done....

This 4:53 video from Ranchlands is a great example of how the principles of grass and livestock management are the same, no matter your...

"A farmer walks into a print shop" could be the beginning of a funny joke. The joke, however, is mostly on you, as many...

You've heard this Chinese proverb, right? It's the same with getting started planning your grazing. If you haven't already started using a chart or some...

Thanks to the UDSA Natural Resources Conservation Service for sharing this story and the photos with us! Jared Namken is an Angus man. Red Angus,...

Back in 2014/15, Troy Bishopp took us all along on his journey to extend his grazing season. He showed the good and the bad and all the planning that went with getting to 257 grazeable days on his New York state farm. This year he's trying something different - and he's going to show us all how it goes as he does it. Check this out!

John Marble plans for drought every year and some years, like this one, he has to implement that plan. Now, he's seeing some real changes in the weed component of his pastures, making him wonder - is he managing for drought or to get rid of weeds?

This is the story of a dairy farmer's transition to pasture. It's an excellent example how long it takes, and the challenges along the way. It's also a great example for all graziers, no matter your livestock, of how helpful it can be to work with an Extension Agent, or someone from a local Natural Resource Conservation Service or Conservation District office. We should all be so lucky to have free help at our fingertips!

In this 5:00 video two On Pasture authors, Troy Bishopp and John Suscovich, talk about how it is that on December 8, they're standing...