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After spending 30 years in the car business, Brent Durham knew what he wanted to do when he retired: hunt. So, in 2012, he...

Last week we published the 8th annual set of grazing charts thanks to our friend Troy Bishopp, the Grass Whisperer. So it seems like...

If you set up the day to day operations of your ranch so a 12-year-old can run things, your level of enjoyment will be...

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...

In this video, we take a trip to Nye, Montana to visit the Keogh Ranch. It's been in the family since Noel Keogh's folks...

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.

In November I shared thoughts on the economic importance of stockpiling grass. In that article, I made the case for building internal fence on...

Thanks to Savannah Halleaux of the Michigan Farm Service Agency for sharing this article with On Pasture. Orv Kabat raises bison in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula....

When Emry Birdwell and Deborah Clark bought their 14,000 acre ranch in north Texas in 2003 it was a monoculture of little blue stem...

Greg has spent a lot of time thinking and working outside the box. In part 1 of this series he shared ideas on how...

Last week Troy Bishopp described how he met the challenge of grazing with wet weather and late freezing temperatures. (Of course the best prevention...

Oregon is a funny place. We recently changed our State bird from the Meadow Lark to the Osprey, mostly because several other States were...

Thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana for this article and video. Bryan and Chelsea Phipps are using their cattle as tools...

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!

If you farm within the sprawling Chesapeake Bay Watershed or other sensitive watersheds around the country, there is a better than even chance, you’ve...