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Leverage – It’s Not Just for Moving Heavy Rocks

A lever to move a rock, a pry bar to move break off something stubborn. We've all done it, right? We're "leveraging" an existing...

Improve Your Pastures by Using Livestock as Vegetation Managers

Let's start this week with a question: How much better would your life be if you had your livestock take over some of the vegetation...

Managing Fast Grass, Weed Meanings, and Ornery Animals: Answers to your May Questions

After ten years of running On Pasture, I have a bit of a feel for what graziers are asking themselves as they look out...

Continuous Grazing vs Rotational Grazing. How Often Should You Move Your Herd?

This week's article collection was inspired by an email I got from the Agricultural Research Service presenting the results of some research looking at...

A Little Cognitive Dissonance

If you only like to read things that match your view of the world, this week's article collection might be a little uncomfortable. It's...

New Research Reveals How Grazing Management Practices Affect Cattle Weight Gain by Altering Foraging Behavior

Rotational or continuous grazing? Which system allows for more sustainable and profitable free-range livestock production? Ranchers often rotate cattle seasonally among different pastures on their...

Adaptations to Our Environment for Continued Good Grazing

This week we're looking at opportunities to adapt to our environment and the changing climate. We start with the Michalskis. In this video and podcast...

My Guiding Principles

I like principles because they're easy to remember when suddenly faced with a challenge or problem. For graziers, there are soil health principles, plant...

Base Your Grazing Decisions on Five Principles of Pasture Management

If you've been reading On Pasture for any time at all, you know that I emphasize principles because remembering them is easy and can...

Considering some Grazing Changes This Year? Let’s Think About It

You're probably watching your pastures closely right now for the signs that it's time for spring grazing. If you're not quite sure, last week's...

Sharing the Joy of Laughter

This one many laughing on the subway gets everyone else laughing too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydAyvvDQrgY

Let’s Turn Sunshine Into Money

When should I turn my livestock into pasture? What should I look for in my plants to know when it's time to move the herd to a new pasture?

Starting Spring Grazing With Healthy Livestock

As we head into grazing season, let's make sure our livestock are ready for the green grass. We start with this short list of reminders...

We’re All in This Together

I like watching ants, especially the leaf cutter ants that live in my backyard. They are such hard workers and I like how their...

Win the War On Weeds – Have Your Livestock Eat Your Enemies

We're finishing up our March March on Weeds with this set of articles on some more edible enemies. Here's the rest of the month's articles...

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