Here's a 4:13 video from the Land Stewardship Program's Bridge to Soil Health Initiative. In it, Kaleb Anderson shows how he uses "sacrifice" pastures...
Here's how to improve your efficiency so you can have more cash and more profit. Don't be put off by the crop example - livestock are just another crop, right? (And a special shout out to that On Pasture reader who said they don't like Money Matters articles, but thinks about them every time before spending a dollar. :-))
This article comes to us from Sandra Avant, ARS Office of Communications, USDA Agricultural Research Services. It was published in the September 16 issue...
Meg spent her first five start-up years as a custom grazier. Here she talks about the benefits to her and to the livestock owners and how custom grazing worked for her.
Commonly known as purple threeawn, red threeawn, wiregrass or democrat grass, this plant can take over pastures and out-compete other, high quality forage. Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered how to use fire to beat it back.
Bale grazing is a good tool for improving soil health while reducing costs. This 4:49 minute video from the Natural Resources Conservation Service gives...
Here's the mindset shift Joel Salatin taught me about pricing your products as “craft food” instead of as a commodity, and how you can implement it yourself.
John Marble plans for drought every year and some years, like this one, he has to implement that plan. Now, he's seeing some real changes in the weed component of his pastures, making him wonder - is he managing for drought or to get rid of weeds?
