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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...

Two Graziers With 65 Years of Experience Put Their Heads Together

Victor is in the house! A nice benefit of having the 2019 Grasstravaganza in Cobleskill, NY is that conference guest and Indiana’s seasoned grazing guy,...

Reduce Your Feed Costs This Winter With These Tips for Extending Your Grazing Season

Winter feeding accounts for 40+% of the cost of producing a calf, so reducing or eliminating this bad habit can help keep your ranch...

Gathering Cattle – These Techniques Make It Much Easier

Thanks to Dawn Hnatow for co-authoring this piece! A lot of ranchers have trouble gathering their cattle; that is, it takes a lot of riders...

Multi-Species Grazing Part 2 – Birthing Season and Grass Management

Tom Krawiec has been handling 2,000 to 3,000 head per year for close to 15 years. His MOBs can include saddle horses, cattle, sheep...

Twelve Steps to Amazing Grazing – Part 1

This article comes to us from Matt Poore and Johnny Rogers. Amazing Grazing, in addition to being something we all aspire to, is...

Fear of Bloat Costs More Money Than Actual Cases of Bloat

Thanks to the Beef Cattle Research Council for this excellent article! I've made a few edits adding information for U.S. graziers. This is part...

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