Silvopasturing is the sustainable (long-term) production of timber, forages and livestock on the same land. Silvopastures are dynamic, symbiotic and intensively managed grazing systems....
In Part I, Meg described how breeding for stocky cattle makes sense and dollars. Now she describes the forage part of creating legless cattle and a better bottom line.
Forrest Pritchard shows us how he makes pastured eggs and raising pastured hens work for him and his farm. As he points out, it involves both economy of scale, AND being willing to perform all the "unsexy" aspects of chicken farming.
What should you say and do when meeting a landowner for the first time to talk about a potential lease? Here are some tips that are sure to help you prepare for that first hand shake.
One of the toughest grazing management periods for livestock producers is spring green-up. It offers all kinds of challenging variables. It is hard to...
Earlier this summer I wrote about adapting to new climate normals and what warmer temperatures, longer droughts and more extreme weather events mean for...
