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Start Stockpiling Pasture for Fall and Winter Grazing

Tall fescue is great for stockpiling. Here's how much you need to lengthen your grazing season, along with tips on managing grazing now to get the most out of your winter pastures.

Don Ashford Shares His Decades of Farming Experience

One of the most important things to know about Don Ashford is that he really cares about the health and happiness of his fellow...

Cow Poop Analyzer App Estimates Forage Quality

You can use your Smartphone and a pile of poop to figure out your forage quality! With the "Cow Poop Analyzer" app, you take a...

Saving a Chicken Saves Cattle and Ranchers

What do cattle and lesser prairie-chickens have in common? They both love grasslands. But grasslands are in trouble. Thanks to decades of fire suppression, redcedars,...

It’s National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor’s Porch Day!

Get out your camo and your excess zucchini and celebrate "National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day!" That's what August 8 is, and...

How to Work Successfully With Non-Farming Landowners

A successful, long-term farm tenure arrangement between farmer and non-farming landowner depends on good communication, and can help you decide whether or not you,...

Dairy Cows Head to Pasture for the First Time on Providence Farm

Vermont's Providence Dairy is transitioning from a tie-stall barn to pasture-based dairying. Here are some of the challenges the Connors faced this first spring and how they've solved them.

Paddock Design and Stockmanship – Part 2: The Case for Middle of the Run Gates

Changing infrastructure, and changing our minds about how we move cattle is key to middle-of-the-run gates. Here's how it works, and why you'll find it easier.

Forage Quality on Rangelands is Dropping

Declining forage quality is costing ranchers almost $2 billion a year, and there's no sign of the downward trend changing.

Planning For, and Managing Through Drought

Some readers are in the middle of a severe drought, and it comes for all of us at some point. Having a plan for how to respond and manage through it can help you survive, and even thrive.

Dairy Cow Body Condition Scoring

Scoring can help identify health problems or her management issues. It's as easy as standing behind your cow and comparing her to these photos.

Paddock Design and Stockmanship – Part 1

Here are some thoughts on paddock and gate set up that consider animal behavior and how we work with our livestock. Hint - those gates don't belong in the corner.

The Progressing Farmer Goes to the Bank…and Another Bank…and Another…

Want to get a loan to buy your farm? Jenn Colby shares what happens in real life when you're working with lenders.

Science Says Post-Fire Grazing on Rangelands Is Not Harmful

Current federal regulations recommending that rangelands be rested from grazing for two seasons after fire are not supported by science. In fact, the research...

Virtual Pasture Walk at the Flying Diamond Ranch

This week, let's take a virtual Pasture Walk to the Flying Diamond Ranch in Kit Carson, Colorado. Even through drought and challenging economic times,...

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