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Is It Possible for a Cattle Operation to Be Sustainable Without a Subsidy?

This question has been bothering me since attending a workshop a few weeks ago. There were presentations by several producers with the usual stuff,...

Is Glyphosate Killing Bees?

This comes to us from the University of Texas at Austin.   The world's most widely used weed killer may also be indirectly killing bees. New...

Slugs for Solving Bio-Film Problems in Floats, Tanks and Pipes

Oregon is a funny place. We recently changed our State bird from the Meadow Lark to the Osprey, mostly because several other States were...

Can Cover Crops and Rotational Grazing Extend Your Grazing Season?

Thanks to the UDSA Natural Resources Conservation Service for sharing this story and the photos with us! Jared Namken is an Angus man. Red Angus,...

Improve Your Stockmanship by Understanding the Flight Zone

We've all seen those diagrams of the flight zone. But sometimes seeing a group of animals demonstrate how it works is a lot more...

Here’s My New Favorite Book on Farming

There is no set recipe for success in farming and ranching. What works for one person isn't guaranteed to work for another. And even...

The Language You Need to Be Using in Your Marketing

You’re Not Selling What You Think You're Selling... Most farmers think they sell grass-fed beef, or raw milk, organic chicken or fresh flowers. But when...

Cover Crop Seeding – Build Your Own Seeder Or Use the One You’ve Got

Readers who responded to our 2018 survey asked if we could include a little more information on cover crops. So here's a start of...

Can You Be a Grazing Soothsayer?

Back in 2014/15, Troy Bishopp took us all along on his journey to extend his grazing season. He showed the good and the bad and all the planning that went with getting to 257 grazeable days on his New York state farm. This year he's trying something different - and he's going to show us all how it goes as he does it. Check this out!

Cow Calf Operation Costs Are Up. Tell Us How You’re Managing For This

The business success of beef enterprises often suffers because two questions are not evaluated regularly: 1. How much do I have invested in my cattle...

The Best Thing to Do With a Brush Pile

Those piles become a thing of beauty with this suggestion from Troy and featuring another On Pasture author, Jenn Colby, and her husband Chris Sargent from the Howling Wolf Farm in Vermont.

Phipps Livestock Uses Grazing to Solve Soil Health, Erosion and Weed Problems

Thanks to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Montana for this article and video. Bryan and Chelsea Phipps are using their cattle as tools...

Small Cows Are Profitable – Big Cows Will Bankrupt You

Spend two minutes with Greg Judy and this video he made to talk about why small cows are better for your operation than big cows.

Can Cows Save the Planet? I Don’t Know – But Maybe They Can Save the Ranch

Can cows save the planet? Can cows reverse global warming? Can cows sequester carbon and prevent erosion and fix habitat problems? Can cows feed...

Electric Fence Experiment Has Expected Ending

We all know what's going to happen. Even so, it's funny to watch these folks demonstrate how electric fencing, insulation, and grounding works with...

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