If you put the cost of electricity in terms of the number of chickens or pounds of beef you have to sell to pay for it you'll have a better handle on making a profit.
Rural life isn't just about raising livestock and working hard. It's also about the things people do for fun to commune with the environment and the people around them. Don shares what that used to mean in Louisiana for men and their dogs.
Some folks say we should do all we can to get rid of Kentucky 31 fescue in our pastures. But Greg Judy has other ideas. In this four part series he covers his experiences, good and bad, with this grass, and why he's keeping his. He starts with the basic benefits of winter stockpile.
You can learn a lot about keeping moisture in your soils by taking a little winter walk. Here's what Troy learned about the hedgerows and structures that keep his pastures healthy.
