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Are you choosing the right females for your herd?

Steve Freeman - February 15, 2021 0

This article comes to us from March of 2017. While Steve Freeman focuses on cattle, the principles he's using can be adapted to other...

Is Compost Tea a Good Way to Add Nutrients and Microbes to Soil?

Kathy Voth - February 1, 2021 2

Last week's article on the results of on-farm research about the value of compost tea raised some questions from readers. To answer them, I've...

Calving Season Timing – Three Producers on Why They Choose Fall, Winter or Summer

Guest Contributor - January 4, 2021 1

Thanks to the Beef Cattle Research Council of Canada for this great article! Just as every farm operates with an independent set of circumstances, and...

Keys to Good Grazing From the Slovek Family

Kathy Voth - December 14, 2020 0

Basic grazing management principles are the same, no matter the scale you're working at, and Bill Slovek and his family do an excellent job...

Jim Gerrish Talks “What Really Matters in Grazing Management”

Kathy Voth - December 7, 2020 1

In this 15:39 video, Jim Gerrish breaks grazing down to the very basics to help us focus on the principles behind what we do,...

Plant Vigor and Range/Pasture Production

Guest Contributor - November 16, 2020 2

This article comes to us from J.L. Lantow and the February 1945 issue of Soil Conservation. It's a good reminder of how long the...

Making History in Grazing Management

Kathy Voth - November 16, 2020 1

Some years ago, I spent a week at one of the most important sites in range management: the Great Basin Experimental Station. From 1912...

Low-Stress Livestock Handling Part 2 – Observation, Driving and Parallel Movement With a Focus on Sheep

Kathy Voth - October 19, 2020 0

Last week we shared a video from Boyd Holden about best practices for low-stress sheep handling. Boyd is an animal handling consultant from Australia...

Farmer Manages Variety and Builds Resilience Through Soil Health

Kathy Voth - October 12, 2020 0

Thanks to the South Dakota Soil Health Coalition for this article! South Dakota is known for its variety, and Don Nickelson’s operation in Frederick...