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One Step Closer to Lyme Disease Vaccine

Thanks to Josh Babcock, College of Veterinary Medicine,Washington State University for this article. Researchers have discovered the reason that Lyme disease can cause persistent arthritis....

To Mow or Not to Mow. That is the Question.

A reader sent a comment in asking for some advice on a topic that I've heard questions about in the past. I forwarded him...

Solar Grazing: A New Income Stream for Livestock Producers

Utility-scale solar arrays may cover 3 million acres across the US by 2030, according to the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL). This is causing...

Do You Know the Difference Between Organic Material and Soil Organic Matter?

This article comes to us from Eddie Funderburg, Ed.D., Senior Soils and Crops Consultant at the Noble Research Institute. Since we talk a lot...

Copper Deficiency in Cattle Can Reduce Conception Rates

Last week Beth Burritt wrote about animals ability to recognize and solve mineral deficiencies. She noted that mineral nutrition is extremely complex and that...

The Four “P”s to Success

In this week's issue Aaron Berger writes about the four "P"s that help us identify our competitive advantage. For each "P" we think about...

Want More Spring Forage? Leave More Winter Residual

Last fall, I hosted Victor Shelton at my farm. Victor is Indiana's NRCS Grazing Specialist, a beef farmer, and the author of “Grazing Bites,"...

How to Time Your Grazing to Improve Plant Yield and Quality

As our livestock head out to pasture, we're all thinking about how to time our grazing to get the most out of our pastures....

Can Animals Detect Mineral Deficiencies?

If you’ve ever seen your animals eating soil, bones, feces or other unusual items, you probably took this as an indication that they may...

Rotational Grazing System Increases Profit and Resilience

"With rotational grazing, what really turned me onto it and got me into it was, honestly, the economic value of it, obviously in dollar...

Why Bother With T-posts? How Costa Rica Adjusted My Attitude

As an Agricultural Sciences student at Oregon State University, my brain is nearly always marinating in sustainable agroecosystem concepts. I fall asleep with thoughts...

Garlic for Fly Control?

You've probably seen testimonials from fellow farmers and ranchers who claim that feeding garlic can keep flies off their cattle. Maybe like me, you're...

Managing for Resilience Begins to Pay Off

I am a fairly young man seeing things I never thought we would. In the midst of a global pandemic we’ve all been shaken...

Dog Fence Art

I like these folks' solutions to dogs wanting to see what's happening on the other side of the fence.

Patch Burning Means Fewer Fences, Better Grazing Management and Improved Wildlife Habitat

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

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