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Grazing Crested Wheatgrass in the West

Crested wheatgrass is a Russian native that was purposely introduced to rangelands in the American West as a forage and an erosion control tool...

Still Suffering After All These Years

Shannon Hayes piece last week, The Suffering Farmer, got some good comments on the site and on Facebook. Some folks read it and saw...

The Suffering Farmer

What are we saying to the next generation about what it's like to be a farmer or rancher? Here's how we might change that message.

Soil Health – Go Deeper

Dr. Ray Weil has spent his whole life looking at and learning about soils and how they work to keep us all fed. In...

Sage Grouse Save Ranches

Usually ranchers worry problems that could be caused by a threatened or endangered species on or near their operations. But in this case, a species being considered for listing helped ranchers ensure their land would always stay in agriculture.

Gluten Free Bacon and Non-GMO Tomatoes – Buyer Beware

OK, the first item in this title seems pretty silly, right? Don't we all know that bacon is meat and so it doesn't have...

FAMACHA Score Four Sheep in 30 Seconds

Last week we shared an article about the problem of parasite resistance to worming medications and covered worming practices that may help or hurt...

Solutions for Watering From Ponds

We all know that there are significant downsides to cattle watering from ponds. When they poop in ponds there's the algae and weed growth...

Conducting Your Own On-Farm Trials – DO Try This At Home

I have tremendous respect and appreciation for our universities, extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other public servants. Many of these folks work tirelessly...

Easy Questions for Farm Succession

It's a tough topic, but a good one to get started on, maybe by thinking about these 10 questions. Maybe you can just stick them on your refrigerator as a first step. 🙂

Behavior Depends on Consequences

Want a better behaved dog, or children, or livestock? This one's for you!

Does Management-intensive Grazing Grow More, Better Quality Forage?

Do pastures under management-intensive rotational grazing (MIRG) differ from grasslands under other management in terms of forage quality and quantity, carbon sequestration and biological...

How to Make Change…And More Money Too!

For the last month I've been writing about Cody and Deanna Sand and the Sand Ranch and the changes they made starting in 2011...

Matching Cows to the Operation Makes You More Money

The changes that took the Sand Ranch out of debt and into profit have affected every aspect of the operation. In this fourth article in the series, the Sands talk about changes they made to their cattle management and marketing that helped them turn a profit.

Bloatless Alfalfa Grazing

After attending a conference for dairy graziers I was somewhat surprised when one of the speakers spent a considerable amount of time explaining all...

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