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It’s Cold! Time to Seed?

If you're thinking of adding variety to your pasture here's a good question and answer to help you think about timing and technique.

Frosty the Snowman: Friend or Foe

Is winter good or bad for farmers and ranchers?

A Fungus in the Cold: When too much fall growth is a bad thing

Matting grasses, extra fall regrowth, and long stretches of snow cover = Snow Mold: a fungus among us.

Grazing Stockpiled Pasture How-Tos

Victor lives in Indiana where conditions are now perfect for grazing stockpiled pasture. No matter where you are, here are great tips for making...

Tips As You Prep for Winter Grazing and Feeding

It is the time of year to be thinking about winter or at least preparing for it. So what should we be thinking about?...

How We Transitioned to Be A Grain Free Dairy

We here at Butterworks Farm have long been interested in no grain dairy farming. For the past forty years we have been grain growers...

Small Grains as Forage AND Cover Crops

Small grains like triticale or rye are popular forages right now, but their soil building attributes can be overlooked. Here are a few of our thoughts about the ways they can benefit us just by growing.

Should You Opt for the Legume? Adding Cowpeas to Forage Sorghum

Cowpeas are a viney summer annual legume that can climb, tolerate some shade, and fill in the spaces in a summer annual grass, so...

Should We Mow/Clip Pastures? It Depends.

We talked about clipping pastures in June. I’m still getting questions and comments by email about it; all good. There certainly are two sides...

Conducting Your Own On-Farm Trials – DO Try This At Home

I have tremendous respect and appreciation for our universities, extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other public servants. Many of these folks work tirelessly...

Grazing for Biodiversity

Biodiversity in your pastures provides many benefits to pasture productivity, soil health, animal performance, and wildlife habitat. The table below shows typical composition of...

Is It Too Late to Plant?

Maybe you wanted to plant, but time got away from you. Here's how to tell if you still have a shot at planting, or if you need to wait for the next planting window.

Nitrogen Cycling in Pastures

I was recently asked about the copious amounts of white clover in a pasture as the farmers were concerned about bloat risk with their...

Toxic Fescue? Here’s How to Start Fresh!

Toxic-endophyte tall fescue (predominantly Kentucky-31) makes up over 90 percent of tall fescue acres in the US and costs the cattle industry over $1...

Spring “To Do” List for Grass Managers

As winter loosens its surly grip and dreams of spring abound, it’s a good time to remind yourself how important it is to actively...

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