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Reindeer Grazing Is Good For Plant Diversity

Not only do reindeer bring us joy on Christmas Day, it turns out they can also graze for biodiversity.

Grassroots Farmers Cooperative Helps Farmers Grow and Make Money

Grass Roots Farmers’ Cooperative has grown into a $2 million-a-year business thanks to farmers working together to serve a common market, and some assistance from Heifer International. They hope their example can serve as a model for other farmer groups.

The Idea of a Stockshare – Managing Together for Better Pastures and Better Profits

This is the third in a series of articles looking at how ranchers in Texas might work together to manage a landscape as a...

Have You Checked Out the Conservation Stewardship Program?

Have you ever looked across your property and thought about some land management goals you would like to take to the next level? Have...

Cowboys Herding Cats

Are you tough enough to be a cat herder? These cowboys show you what it takes. https://youtu.be/vTwJzTsb2QQ

Here’s How to Make More Money

If I put the term “opportunity costs” in the title of this article most people would roll their eyes and move on. But if...

Looking Drought in the Eye – Working Together to Get Through the Next One

The week that I got married, the drought of 2011 finally broke. I will never forget the Justice of the peace saying to everybody...

Training Livestock and Wildlife to Electric Fence

I always like to start an electric fence conversation with this statement: "Electric fence is not a Miracle." Quite frequently it is a miracle...

Like a Prairie – A Big Picture View of Grazing Management

Welcome to Will Kearney, a new On Pasture author. In this series, Will Kearney introduces a big idea about how we might manage prairies in a way more consistent with their ecological history and that could improve the landscape and our success as ranchers.

Training Cattle to Follow Part 2: Working With Short Term Cattle

Teaching cattle to come to call is pretty easy. It takes time and patience, but it is not all that hard. Here’s the problem:...

Good Grief

The Holidays bring up lots of memories, especially of those loved ones we've lost. Troy shares what he's learned about grief and the Holiday season and shares it in hopes that it could help others in our community.

Winter Watering Tips From the North

Keeping stock watered in winter can be a challenge. With that in mind we thought we'd check with our neighbors to the north to...

Baby Steps for Transitioning the Farm or Ranch

Are you a "senior" farmer or headed that direction, and wondering what retirement might look like, or IF there could be retirement? Here are a few steps to figuring out where to go that are especially helpful with family coming together for the Holidays.

Patch-Burn Grazing for Forage, Wildlife Habitat, and Firesafe Grasslands

What do you get when you combine grazing and prescribed fire? According to researchers and ranchers, you get reduced danger of catastrophic wildfires, better...

Training Cattle to Follow – Part 1

Several readers have asked for instruction in teaching cattle to follow. John Marble has written a two-part article on the subject. Part one begins...

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