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Can Cover Crops and Rotational Grazing Extend Your Grazing Season?

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,...

Can You Be a Grazing Soothsayer?

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!

So, Which Is It – Drought Planning or Weed Management?

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?

Making the Switch to Grazing – With a Little Help From Your Friends

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!

It’s Time To Start Thinking About Stockpiling to Extend Your Grazing Season

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...

Grazing Around Streams – More Ways To Do The Right Thing

We can graze around streams and avoid government regulations if we choose to do the right thing. Troy Bishopp is busy collecting examples and sharing them with On Pasture so our community can be a good example to all graziers.

Schooley Ranch Conservation Planning Makes for the Cleanest Water in South Dakota

Last week Troy Bishopp wrote about some of his frustrations with riparian grazing management, wondering, "Can We Just Do The Right Thing?" Well, here's...

Riparian Grazing: Can We Just Do The Right Thing?

With growing concerns over riparian management and its effect on water quality, farmers and ranchers are facing tightening regulations and restrictions on grazing next...

Dairies Share Successes With Extending the Grazing Season

This fall we held two pasture walks to explore what strategies two different dairies use to graze late into fall months. These events were...

The 2018 Free Grazing Charts Are Here – Dust Off Your Grazing Plan and Create Personal Resiliency

As winter wanes and the longer day-length activates the neurons that control the body's daily rhythms, a grazier’s mind can wander into a pastoral...

Lessons Learned From a Year of Grazing Management

This is a good time of year for reflecting on what went well and what you might like to do differently next year. Though...

What’s the Right Price for Prescribed Grazing? Ask the Market

Recently, On Pasture ran an excellent article by Dave Pratt aimed at helping graziers apply the right price tag to commercial prescribed grazing services....

Shoulder Season Grazing Strategies

Use what you've got now to extend your grazing a little longer this season.

Results-Oriented Grazing for Ecological Resiliency

Government agencies are relying on ranchers' expertise to help guide federal management of plants and wildlife. In turn, ranchers are seeking flexibility in their federal livestock grazing permits. Together they're working towards healthy sage rangelands and economically viable livestock operations.

When Can You Start Grazing A New Planting?

Here's a response from Genevieve at Kings Agriseeds for a reader who asked: "When can you start grazing a new planting? What if it’s...

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