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How Rewards and Punishment Work with Animals

Want your stock to do something, or NOT do something? Here are the keys for "talking" to them in a way they'll understand.

Which Feed Is A Better Value?

We put together a feed cost comparison calculator for you!

Cattle Aren’t Climate Change Criminals

UC Davis's Dr. Frank Mitloehner looked at the figures on livestock's contribution to climate change and saw problems. Here's what he discovered, and the good things it says about U.S. production methods.

How We Transitioned to Be A Grain Free Dairy

We here at Butterworks Farm have long been interested in no grain dairy farming. For the past forty years we have been grain growers...

7 Keys For Launching A Thriving On-Farm Store

Twelve years ago our farm converted a modest 8ft x 10ft garden shed into a self-serve farm store for the purpose of selling our...

Low-Stress Livestock Handling – Approaching Your Cows Before Driving

Whit Hibbard has been sharing tips for how we can all improve our stockmanship skills. If you've missed anything in this series, here are...

Customer Service

Not every person you meet is going to like you or want the product or service you provide. But if you like yourself and what you're doing, you'll be able to tell those people where to go in a way that will have them thanking you for it!

Quitting, the dirtiest word in the farmer dictionary?

Farming is family. Rarely have I encountered a group of people who are more motivated, dedicated, innovative and tenacious as farmers. Whether you are...

Custom Grazing Rates and Contract Structuring

This is the second part in Meg's series on Custom Grazing. Here's the link to the first in the series. Contract Structuring The way I like...

Congress Says “Cows Eat Salted Weeds”

On Pasture reader Kirk Cunningham wanted to know if I had ever found studies on cows grazing teasel. I knew of nothing off the...

Low-Stress Livestock Handling “Dance Steps”

Kathy's Note: Ever since I attended a Bud Williams Low-Stress Livestock Handling workshop, I've thought of the process as a kind of dance where...

Taking Advantage of Plants’ Little Fungal Helpers

Thanks to Susan Fisk and the Soil Science Society of America for sharing this with On Pasture! In the Southern Great Plains of the United...

Digging Into the Business of Custom Grazing

Meg is back with the first in a two-part series to help you get started in the custom grazing business.

Yoga With Goats

Thinking of diversifying? Here's an idea from Lainey Morse of No Regrets Farm in Williamette, Oregon: Yoga with goats! People drive over 100 miles just...

Do-It-Yourself Vs Corporate

When does hands-on become hands-in-the-way? What happens if you've planned for the worst, but not the best? Here's how success is helping author, farmer and new cafe owner Shannon Hayes with lessons from the corporate world about organization and working with others. All us rugged individualists could take note!

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