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Shiitake Mushrooms Add Value to Silvopasture

Note from Kathy: In April of 2018 I visited Greg and Jan Judy at Green Pastures farm. When I arrived, Greg was in the...

Driving Your Herd – Better Techniques to Get Where You’re Going

Last week Tom Krawiec wrote about how much money he saved simply by using low-stress handling to drive his cattle. Since folks wanted to...

Is More Soil Organic Matter Always Better?

Here's a press release from Yale's School of Forestry and Environmental Studies sharing some new information about soil organic matter's contribution to crop yields....

Sojourn in the Snow

Have you been having any fun lately? Troy reminds us to be kids once in awhile.

Jumping In With Both Feet – How One Young Rancher Got Started in the 21st Century

Last month John described what successful ranching might look like in the future, and what steps young ranchers might consider. This article is another...

Our Move to Year-Round Grazing

Dean Schneider, a rancher in Oklahoma, is moving to year round grazing after decades of making and feeding hay. Here's how he's managing the change.

Are You a Super Farmer/Rancher?

I was supposed to be in Wisconsin this past week, enjoying the -20 degree temperatures, and speaking at the 2019 Grassworks conference. I didn't...

The Economics of Being Earnest About Low Stress Handling

Low-Stress Livestock handling is more than just being kind to your animals and the people working with you. As Tom points out, the money it saves you can be very significant!

Is There One Right Answer?

When I was working for the Bureau of Land Management and stationed at Utah State University, a friend and I started an internship program called...

You Do Not Have to Move Cows Every Day

You do not have to move cows every day to build soil health. You don’t always have to stretch polywire to implement rotational grazing....

A Bull Named Pron

We were over at John Seal’s one day looking to buy some of those big Holstein heifers from Wisconsin that he would go up...

Successes In My Heifer Development Business

I spent my first four years in the grazing business running custom cow-calf pairs. It wasn’t profitable for me and I determined that it...

Maybe This is Why You Don’t Like the Research Coming From Land Grant Colleges

From time to time readers complain about the research coming out of our land grant colleges. "It headed us in the wrong direction." "It...

Lies, Scams, Disagreements, Misunderstandings – The Need for Written Agreements and/or Contracts

We all prefer trusting and being trustworthy, but sometimes things just don't work out without a contract of some sort to clarify expectations. Here are some examples of problems that could have been prevented by having more than a handshake.

Tips for Grazing Cover Crops

When we graze cover-crops we always need to be considering both meeting the livestock needs as well as soil building objectives. The more cover-crop...

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