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How Do I Handle My Hay Fields and Pastures in Severe Drought?

First we need to clarify what sort of perennial forage stand we are managing.  The answer will be different for pure or very dominant...

An Animal’s Early Experience Outside Can Change Its Body Inside

The animals you've got could behave and eat differently and even have different internal adaptations if you give them different experiences when they're young.

Beware of Grazing Tall Fescue During Hot Months

Duane Dailey of University of Missouri Extension put together this important information for reducing heat stress for cattle grazing tall fescue.

The Benefits of Country Living

I wrote this piece in 2001 and in my opinion little has changed. When I got out of bed this morning it was pretty much...

Is Corn Sweat to Blame for the Heat Wave?

Back in July of 2016 when the U.S. was experiencing a heat wave, CNN's news ticker said that corn sweat was to blame for...

Using Pasture Pro Posts as Corner Braces

Jim Gerrish experiments with fencing supplies so you don't have to. Here are the results of a 5-year test to see how different size fiberglass posts hold up when used as braces so you'll know when you ought to spend just a bit more to get the results you're looking for.

Choose Variety for Conservation

If you don’t care about the long-term results, then sure one size fits all… It seems like we have to learn the same lessons over...

From Big to Small to Big to Small: Part 3 of A Pictorial History of Cattle Over the Years

Just like cattlemen couldn't seem to stop making animals smaller and smaller, now they couldn't seem to stop heading the other direction either. Here's what happened in the last half of the twentieth century.

Leasing? Put It In Writing.

That's what Tiffany Dowell Lashmet, AgriLife Extension agriculture law specialist, says. "You never know what might happen between two folks with an oral lease,...

Should You Opt for the Legume? Adding Cowpeas to Forage Sorghum

Cowpeas are a viney summer annual legume that can climb, tolerate some shade, and fill in the spaces in a summer annual grass, so...

This Farm Builds the Future With a Cup of Coffee

Last week, I walked into a hug. And, it came with a latte. It was Opening Day at Sap Bush Hollow Cafe. Shannon Hayes and...

Should We Mow/Clip Pastures? It Depends.

We talked about clipping pastures in June. I’m still getting questions and comments by email about it; all good. There certainly are two sides...

Two Year Old Egg Salad

One of the things that can keep us from putting a realistic price on our products and services is fear. Here Shannon calculates the true cost of the two years of work it took to make the egg salad she will sell at her cafe, and the impact on the relationship with her community.

From Big to Small to Big to Small: Part 2 of A Pictorial History of Cattle Changes Over the Years

How did we get to the cattle we have today? Where should we go from here? These are some of the questions Dr. Harlan...

Diverse Yet Smart Cover Crop and Forage Mixes: 4 Rules for Perfect Pairings

When you make a mix or interseed one crop in another for a “relay effect”, you’re looking for the most bang for your diversity...

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