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With the discoveries that red clover can increase weight gain and prevent fescue toxicosis, we thought you'd like some info on how to add...

Thanks to PennState Extension for this story! Mike Yezzi from Flying Pigs Farm shared his pastured pig production system at this year’s Pennsylvania Association for...

If you want to find out whether a change you've made is making a difference on the ground, you want to use a  measurement...

Janet Endecott thought she was just being nice when she agreed to improve fish habitat on her ranch. It turns out the livestock loved the change too!

Here's another example from a member of our On Pasture community describing some of the fun and the challenges of life working with livestock.

Maple Wind Farm, owned by Bruce Hennessey and Beth Whiting, is a diversified, pasture-based livestock, organic vegetable, and maple products farm located on two conserved properties in Huntington and Richmond, VT. Here's how they worked through the process of growing their pastured poultry business with their own processing facility.

As Vermont continues to seek to invest in sustainable energy, interest in on-farm solar generation has grown. (It's probably no surprise that some of...

Shade is a common concern. It imposes some limitations on growing a productive pasture, but working creatively to manage trees, grass, and animals in balance can yield unique rewards.

Here's how Greg Judy manages Autumn Olive in his pastures to take advantage of it for nitrogen fixation and soil building as well as forage. Check the map in the article to see if it's in your area, and if not, consider these techniques for managing other brushy species.

That little packet of dark powder you are coerced into purchasing along with your clover seed can be mystifying. It only weighs a few...

Here's a whole list of forage species that can help you manage this problem. Genevieve explains how they work for you.

I caught up with Jeff Rasawehr of Center Seeds the other day to learn about why he likes to add "nurse crops" when he's...

Its a good time of year to get the seeds on the ground so they have enough time to get into the soil and won't be eaten by other critters.

Here's what Victor has been doing to get ready for his extended grazing season. It's been a little different this year thanks to all the moisture he's gotten. Whether its been dry or wet where you are, he's got useful ideas.

Duane Dailey of University of Missouri Extension put together this important information for reducing heat stress for cattle grazing tall fescue.