By Jim Van Der Pol, Kerkhoven, Minnesota — Joel has challenged me to begin to think and write about a better and more satisfying life on our farms and in our rural communities. So this and several columns to follow will assume that we all pretty much know the problems, that we as farmers, graziers [...]
Archive | January, 2008

Measuring, monitoring and managing
January 1, 2008 GRAZING MANAGEMENT
Charles Fletcher uses pasture probe to improve bottom line Purdy, Missouri — Especially when you’re feeding the stuff, most of you closely monitor the bunker, silo, bin, mow, bag, baleage line or whatever else holds the stored feed. Probably you aren’t quite as intense in keeping track of your inventory of growing pasture. With any [...]
Sample issue of Graze
Book available
If you are a fan of Jim VanDerPol's writing, you will want to see his new book, Conversations with the Land. The book includes many new columns which have not appeared in Graze. Go to the No Bull Press website for more information or to order.


