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Trials and Tribulations of a First-Time Shepherd/Full Time Cattleman – Part 1

For the past few weeks we've been sharing articles from folks at the American Solar Grazing Association about the business of using sheep to...

Grazing for Soil Health

Thanks to the folks with NRCS's "Unlock the Secrets of Soil Health" for their part in developing this article. The abandoned cotton farm Terry and...

Where Do You Go to Get Good Animal Health Advice?

I've just started reading a really great blog: Memoirs of a Country Vet. The author, David E. Larsen, DVM, ran a mixed vet practice...

Considering Hiring an Apprentice or Intern? Questions to Ask Yourself First

The national average age of U.S. ranchers and farmers is approaching 60, and less than two percent of the U.S. population is currently dedicated...

Water, Minerals and Shade – Where Should You Put Them in Pasture?

Water, mineral and shade - all are important to raising healthy livestock. They are also three things that your stock visit often so it's...

Solar Sheep, LLC Shares Lessons Learned About Solar Grazing

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

Fences Grow More Grass

Shannon Carmichael thought her husband Bart was crazy when he started fencing the ranch first to half sections and then to quarter sections. "This...

Understanding Value of Gain Can Keep You in the Black

As I was talking to Blake about this piece, he told me about something Gordon Hazzard had once written. He said it went something...

There Are Many Ways to Solar Graze

Our last article offered a definition of solar grazing and a basic outline of what’s involved. Now we’ll cover a little more detail about...

Is the Expense Justified? Part 2 of Fencing Costs and Effectiveness for Unusual Challenges

Last week Jim described the benefits of fencing out kangaroos and elk and shared costs and effectiveness for different kinds of fencing. This week,...

Fencing Costs and Effectiveness for Unusual Challenges

Ok - so you don't have kangaroo or elk problems. Read this anyway. You'll find some excellent examples of how folks fence to solve...

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...

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