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What Do You Do When Your Grass Gets Ahead of You?

I’ve got too much grass. Did the grass whisperer just say that? Is there any such thing as too much soil-covering grass? Let me rephrase....

Once Bitten

Lyme disease - It's a scary thing! Here's a cautionary tale from the Grass Whisperer about his tick encounter, along with information about how ticks manage to dig themselves in, and how quickly you need to remove ticks to reduce your chances of getting diseases from them. You'll also find out if it works to trade grazing information to cover your tick health care costs.

Three Stents for Christmas

Lots of you have been concerned and asking about Troy Bishopp after his heart attack on December 3, 2013. Here's the Grass Whisperer in his own great words to let you know what happened.

The Grass Whispering Journal or WWGWD? (What Would the Grass Whisperer Do?)

Contributor Troy Bishopp has been tracking how his spring grazing has gone so far so that you can see his adaptive grazing management in progress and how he uses his grazing chart to best advantage. Troy is a great photographer, and pictures are worth a thousand words, so this story has lots of them. Click on them when you'd like to see them larger and enjoy!

“The One Big Beautiful Bill” Is a Raw Deal for Rural America

Before you read on, a quick note. Not too long ago I got an email from someone unsubscribing from On Pasture saying, "Politics doesn't...

Getting Ready for Green Up

Last month we started talking about planning this year's grazing season. We started with links to free grazing charts provided by Troy Bishopp and...

Funding Freezes and Staff Losses

Over the last couple of weeks, I've heard from many readers about the negative impacts of frozen funding and staff firings. It's been heartbreaking...

Handshakes, Contracts, and Treaties: the Art of the Deal

My first business deal was made without the ceremony or benefit of a handshake. It was more like an arrangement. My parents proposed that...

Talking About Failure

At On Pasture, the January tradition is to share articles that help us look at our lives as graziers so we can think about...

Gifts for Graziers

Here are some helpful hints for gifts graziers would love. Free! It is the thought that counts. So if your grazier hasn't found these excellent resources,...

It’s Not Easy Being a BLM Range Conservationist

This week, I'm sharing a story from the High country News about how federal rangelands managed by the Bureau of Land Management are not...

Five + Five Things You Can Do For Healthy Soils

On Pasture readers are always thinking about their part in creating healthy soils. To help, I shared a 5-week series on the principles of...

Time to Talk Drought. Again. (Apologies to those in the floods in the Northeast)

Let's start with a bit of data. About 41% of the U.S. cattle inventory, 31% of hay acreage, and 33% of alfalfa hay acreage...

Rest and Recovery – Don’t Wear Out Your Pastures

As I write this, I'm thinking about the Grass Whisperer and a little rant he shared with me some years ago. It went something...

Thinking Outside the Box

Consider This - it's the On Pasture category where you'll find articles that are a little out of the ordinary for a grazing publication....

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