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Good Grazing Management Brings an Ecosystem Back to Life

"This is so much more than just stewardship of the land. It's about modeling the behaviors that we all should have, whether we're a...

Livestock Basics

While Matthew focuses on cattle in his look at the basics, the questions he poses and what they need are right on for all classes of livestock.

To Plant Or Not To Plant My Ryegrass

Even if you're not a candidate for planting ryegrass, you'll want to check out the principles of grazing management that Don describes in this piece about working with your local climate, understanding forages, and making grazing pay.

The Dairy Crisis Affects Us All

What's happening to our dairy farmers doesn't affect just them. It also affects the farmers and businesses who supply them, and the future of rural communities across the country. Let's take a look at the problem and some potential solutions.

Outsmarting Wild Cattle Part 3

This year I switched from being a year-round cow-calf operation to being a seasonal heifer developer, one of the biggest issues I had was...

Winter Stockpile Grazing Tips

I’m not really sure where this year went. At least for me, it seems like it should still be October, but the weather outside...

The Giving Farm

In 1971, I was a confused eight year old who cried in horror as men lashed my grandfather William’s fourteen, beloved Guernsey cows in...

Fenceless Targeted Grazing Using Supplement Blocks

Sometimes landscape terrain and size makes temporary fencing too expensive or difficult to set up. Here's an alternative that I've used successfully. From November...

Free Guide For Managing Stress on the Farm/Ranch

Are you stressed? Or are you feeling anxiety? Turns out that there are specific definitions for these two terms. Understanding the difference, and labeling what...

John Marble’s Articles

John Marble owns a small grazing and marketing operation that focuses on producing value through managed grazing. He manages cattle and goats, grasslands, timber...

You Can’t Grow Beans From Cracks in the Ground

Although I was trained in science, I never really made much of a scientist. All that sitting around in the lab, mucking out petri...

Outsmarting Wild Cattle – Part 1

Meg is back with some more about the skills she's developing and practicing as she grows her cattle operation. This time she's sharing her experience working with newly purchased heifers and techniques she used to move them more easily through pastures.

Are Your Cow-Calf Share and Cash Lease Agreements Up to Snuff?

  The fall of the year is often a convenient time for those involved in cow-calf share and cash leases of spring calving cows to...

Only the Learners Survive – Thoughts on How to Be One of Them

This is a quote from Eric Hoffer who was known as the longshoreman philosopher. Mr. Hoffer has been dead since 1983 but these words...

There’s Just Not Enough Manure in the World

Last week we shared an article from the Soil Science Society of America that pointed out the benefits of using manure to fertilize and...

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