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Why do we do it this way? How can we do it better?

When I'm up against a challenge, I have some questions that I ask myself: Why do we do it this way? How can we do...

Low-Stress Livestock Handling – Best Practices for Sheep Part 1

If you’ve been reading On Pasture for very long, you’ve certainly seen Whit Hibbard’s articles sharing the ins and outs of moving cattle and...

How to Build a Mineral Program to Meet Your Herd’s Needs

Here are two great videos from our friends at the Beef Cattle Research Council. While they focus on cattle, some of the principles Dr....

The Answer to “Why Do We Ranch This Way?” Leads to Better Grazing for This Rancher

The Atlas Blizzard of October 3, 2013 was a big shock to Jody Brown of Faith, South Dakota. The freak storm dropped as much...

How to Think, Not What to Think

Over a decade ago, I was a teacher/mentor for a program a friend and I founded to help students make the transition from the...

Answers to the Most Commonly Asked Grazing Questions

Victor Shelton is the NRCS Grazing Specialist and Agronomist for the state of Indiana. He has been writing "Grazing Bites" since 2008 and this...

How to Time Your Grazing to Improve Plant Yield and Quality

As our livestock head out to pasture, we're all thinking about how to time our grazing to get the most out of our pastures....

The Long View: Thinking About Forever

During his non-ranching career, John Marble spent a significant amount of time working on drinking water problems in small communities across western America, and...

The Key to This Ranch’s Successful Grazing Strategy? People!

When we talk about grazing management, we usually think about how to manage livestock, and we think of forage and the soil below it....

Easy Techniques for Turning Cattle and Moving Them Out of Corners

If you want to develop your stockmanship skills, you're in the right place. Thanks to the talents and contributions of Whit Hibbard, there's a...

This Ranch’s Grazing Management Improves Soil and Vegetation

The Bench Ranch has been using intensive, rotational grazing for at least 35 years and they have seen a change that includes more grass, healthy soils, and double the stocking rate the ranch used to carry. We add ideas for how you can follow in the ranch's footsteps.

We Finally Get a BudBox

Animal handling can go a lot more smoothly with the proper facilities. Here's how On Pasture author John Marble made that happen at his place.

Low-Stress Livestock Handling and Corral Work – Part 1

It’s important that we talk about corral work for the simple reason that that’s where we spend a lot of time with our livestock,...

This Regenerative Rancher Manages for Grass

This piece was first published in November of 1962 in "Soil Conservation," the monthly magazine of the Soil Conservation Service. It was written by...

Transferring Skills and Experience to the Next Generation

Please join me in welcoming a new On Pasture sponsor! Wally Olson has been in ranching and the livestock business his whole life, doing everything...

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