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How to Successfully Go Solar on Your Electric Fencing

Like many of us, Dean Schneider of Bell Rule Genetics, wasn't satisfied with the performance of the typical all-in-one solar charged fencers he'd tried....

This Predator Awareness Training Can Help Protect Cattle

In 2011, the first wolf in nearly a century entered the state of California. It was this news that led Siskiyou County rancher Mark...

A Path to Becoming a Successful Grazier

The leaves on your plant are like the alternator on your car. And the roots are the battery - they story energy. The leaves...

Your Pastures Would Make Great Solar Farms

A recent Oregon State University study found that the top three land covers with the greatest solar power producing potential are croplands, grasslands and...

Bison Rancher Protects Great Lakes With Buffer Strips

Thanks to Savannah Halleaux of the Michigan Farm Service Agency for sharing this article with On Pasture. Orv Kabat raises bison in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula....

Silence of the Calves – No-Bawl Weaning Saves Stress and Money

Turn your sound on, then click on the sound clip below to get a feel for what weaning used to be like for John.   Our...

Could This Winter Be as Wet as Last? Here’s How to Prepare

The Old Farmer's Almanac has released their forecast for this winter. “Mild, with soakers” is how Indiana is labeled. I don’t put a lot...

Is There a Way to Maximize the Value of Your Cull Cows?

Cull cows - every operation has them. They're the cows that are not pregnant at weaning time. The typical strategy for many spring-calving cow-calf...

Low-Stress Management Improves Post-Weaning Calf Health

Thanks to Dawn Hnatow for co-authoring this article! A few weeks ago we discussed fenceline weaning as one low-stress way to wean calves. The next...

Comparing the Cost of Amending Soil With Fed Hay to Buying and Spreading Compost

I wrote this piece three years ago and never published it because...oh my gosh the math is daunting! And what if I got it...

When High Density Hurts: Remediating Overgrazed Land

I am a complete believer in mob (high-density rotational) grazing. I have seen marginal land explode with productivity and vigor after a properly orchestrated...

Tips for Squeezing Every Drop of Profit From Your Small Ruminant Herd

There used to be a time when keeping a respectable flock of sheep or herd of goats offered an acceptable return by simply sending ...

Soil Health Isn’t Free – Incorporating Livestock Can Reduce Economic Risk

Keeping soils covered is one of the keys to soil health, and cover crops are often promoted as a good way to prevent erosion...

Ranching By Number

  On more than one occasion I have made disparaging comments about the tendency of our ranching industry to waste time gathering data. We keep...

Fall Grazing Management to Benefit Your Forages

One of the greatest temptations in the fall is to “open the gates” and “let the livestock have the run of the pasture”. In...

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