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June-July 2011
Jon Bansen: When grain and forage feeding is reduced, cows really learn how to graze ... and make money.
On-farm energy solutions: part two.
Advisors discuss drought management strategies.
Research results on rest periods, residuals and mob grazing.
Ben Bartlett: mob grazing works, but maybe not for you.
Organic forum: raising heifers post weaning.
Jim Van Der Pol: the pigs are trying to tell us what's wrong.
May 2011
Altfrid Krusenbaum's sharemilking ideas and contract.On-farm energy solutions for graziers: part one.
Advisors deal with flies and external parasites.
Why David Johnson started growing corn again.
Ben Bartlett on the dollars and sense of making hay.
With costs rising, Janet McNally says it's time to kick out sheep production crutches.
April 2011
Thousand Hills Cattle Company paving path to wholesale grass-fed markets.
Numbers are useful in making grass-fed breeding decisions.
Are smaller cows really better for grass-fed?
Advisors discuss their livestock mineral programs.
Getting serious about seasonal breeding paying dividends.
Jim Van Der Pol learning how much forage a sow can handle.
Organic forum: Raising calves to weaning.
Planning to succeed with rising lamb production costs.
March 2011
Janet McNally: don't spend lots of money just because lamb prices are good.
Updates on farmers doing grass-fed fluid milk marketing, outwintering and once-a-day milking.
Round-up Ready food may be killing us.
Advisors discuss strategies for controlling internal parasites.
A visual image of your grass-fed business can be a good decision-making tool.
Once-a-day milking didn't work well last year.
Doug Gunnink on balancing plant minerals instead of soil minerals.
February 2011
New Zealanders learning how to graze in U.S.
Dealing with rising feed costs.
Making the most of expensive land.
Advisors plan changes for 2011.
Hubert Karreman on the importance of the well-fed rumen.
How a grass-fed marketer has adjusted strategies to changing times.
Organic forum: biggest challenges.
January 2011
Successful at 150 cows, McQuiddys making leap toward 400.
Advisors talk about how they’ve changed their views toward soil fertility.
An argument for foliar feeding of pastures.
Jon Bansen: why organic rules make sense.
Hubert Karreman: ideas for determining if organic treatments are really working.
December 2010
Starting a 125-cow grazing dairy with no experience.
For New York grazier, shorter rest periods and higher stocking rates produced more pasture – and profit.
Advisors manage dry stock.
Organic forum: winter feeding strategies.
The case for avoiding the second winter in grass-finished beef production.
Hubert Karreman on levels of proof for the effectiveness of organic dairy treatments.
Jim Van Der Pol on meeting the needs of a rapidly growing market for pork.
November 2010
A plan for changing confinement Holsteins to grazing Holsteins.
Cheyenne Christianson: Mob grazing with (non-milking) dairy cattle.
Advisors deal with pasture mud and compaction.
Van Der Pol cites keys to marketing progress.
Electrified netting a godsend for sheep grazing.
How to make sure you're making best use of stored grassy forage.
More on starting and staying in grazing.
August-September 2010
June-July 2010
David Hoover on growing and grazing great pasture.
Raw milk controversy involves more than raw milk.
Advisors explain why they graze the way they do.
Confessions of a Holistic Management supporter.
Jon Bansen on maximizing the flexibility that grazing offers.
Rob Moore on lessons learned from 10 years of raising dairy calves on cows.
In search of better farm country stories.
May 2010
April 2010
Identifying special foods and special places.
Proper promotion of the foods we’re producing.
Advisors discuss their breeding objectives.
How to keep other people’s hands out of your pockets.
What we know about how feeding affects grazing behavior.
Bonding your pup to the sheep it will guard.
Analyzing 2010 financial performances at top “hybrid” grazing dairies.
Organic forum: dealing with internal parasites.
March 2010
Grazier feeds molasses, but no grain, to get 16,000 lbs./cow.
Advisors: raising calves post-weaning.
No-grain doesn’t equal no feeding decisions.
How hunger may affect grazing behavior.
Bedding pack chisel pays off in great compost.
Study: flavor and marketing keys to grass-fed success.
Evidence that small-scale organic grazing can compete.
McNally: How to handle multiple livestock guard dogs.
December 2009
Oats/turnips grazing management tips.
Where the raw milk movement is headed.
Managing several herds, including one milked once daily.
Advisors move their manure.
Organic forum: wintering stock.
August-September 2009
Following the grass-fed beef “experts” can be costly.Grazing leaders say grain a profit drain.
Raising young Holsteins without grain.
Advisors justify their supplementation strategies.
Late-planted oats as a fall grazing option.
Get paid to graze!
Citizenship and the everyday riddles of farming.
June-July 2009
Small-scale irrigation offers alternative.Inflation-proofing on grass farms.
Planning for the next generation.
Advisors on extending the grazing season.
Organic forum: Filling pasture growth gaps.
Dr. Hue Karreman on controlling flies organically.
Adding some nesting to our boomer mentalities.
May 2009
Leading graziers offer their best ideas for dealing with tough times.
To turn your business around, take control and reach out.
Graze advisors on managing heat stress.
Long-term grazing goals vs. short-term cash flow.
Planning for late-summer pasture growth declines.
Managing sheep grazing in the wild and wooly spring.
Matching pasture plants to soil types.
April 2009
Bringing back that old-time, grass-fed milk flavor.How a trip to New Zealand changed a U.S. grass farm for the better.
Spring grazing strategies.
Premium grass-fed Holstein beef (part 2).
What we’ve learned about organic pasture management.
Winter sheep management in a mild, wet climate.
March 2009
How the Hudsons went from beef, to dairy, to a full-time living.Corn silage and stump grazing.
Producing premium grass-fed Holstein beef.
Dr. Karreman: For great calves, stick close to Mother Nature.
Making fine sheep milk cheese.
February 2009 The economics of once-a-day milking.
No-grain dairy: addressing soil fertility issues.
Are you making money? Tips for figuring it out.
Be wary of horned cows.
Organic forum: dealing with hoof ailments, pinkeye, external parasites.
Dr. Karreman: keys to a successful freshening season.
Building a new economy from the bottom up.
January 2009 Making concrete do triple duty.
How to improve crossbreeding results.
Advisors on how to spend money wisely.
Dr. Hubert Karreman: dry cow management.
Tips for grass-fed beef quality.
How to adapt that new bull or ram to your farm.
How the Europeans view food.
December 2008
A successful grass-based cheese business.
Feeding change added 4,500 lbs. milk/cow.
Advisors adapt to tougher times.
Against “grazing tall,” part two.
Organic forum: good, bad and ugly of USDA pasture rule.
“Grazing tall” as a sheep parasite control strategy.
Some farmers just know who and what they are.
November 2008
Robotic milking working well on NY grazing dairy.
Benefits of pasture irrigation in a wet year.
Advisors on dry cow management.
One person’s case against “grazing tall.”
Adapting to cost creep.
October 2008
Scavenging for grazing profits in the far North.
Cheyenne Christianson on feeding no grain when there’s no rain.
For spring calving, earlier is better.
Organic forum: Whys and hows of pasture renovation.
Veterinarian Hue Karreman on fall calf management.
Grass-fed beef trial: frame and finish matter little to most.
Fighting poor pasture genetics.
August-September 2008
Advanced grazing management to target manure applications.
Making sure you have enough farm labor.
Advisors on how they manage manure.
Three milkings in two days becoming popular.
Mules and other pasture-ready crossbreeds.
Dealing with future energy realities.
June-July 2008
Martins keep cows and soils fed and healthy, and the rest takes care of itself.
Making do at the end of the easy oil era.
Advisors talk pasture irrigation.
Organic forum: What have you done to improve forage quality and quantity?
Methods for calculating meat marketing costs.
McNally: Strengthening the ewe-lamb bond.
May 2008
"Bucket-type" pit parlors work great for small herds.
Discovering a new meadow fescue: Part 2.
New heifer raising strategies paying off.
Advisors detail how they're dealing with higher input costs.
Why grazing is important to organic bottom lines.
McNally: Crossbreeding benefits for flocks large and small.
Raising hogs in the new age of high grain prices.
Van Der Pol: To succeed, we need to plan for seven generations.
April 2008
Young dairy grazing
couple goes from zero to $300,000 net equity in five years.
Tips for starting (and keeping) a grass dairy.
Dan Vosberg's rationale for the "modern" dual-purpose cow.
An outline of a self-sufficient, competitive no-grain dairy.
The case for top-down product pricing in a direct-market meat operation.
Organic views of vaccination.
Van Der Pol: Being a patriot to your local community.
March 2008
Grain supplementation
still paying on grazing dairies.
Janet McNally's successful experiment with field peas and triticale.
David Surprenant now has irrigation, but what should he plant?
Advisors tell how they employ (or don't employ) annual grazing crops.
Year-round marketing requirements compromising lowest-cost production model.
It still pays to feed cows well and milk them efficiently.
Van Der Pol: balancing profit targets with community goals.
February 2008
Making a comfortable living
from a 27-cow grazing dairy with a five-year crop rotation.
Nathan Weaver's
plan for attaining production independence.
Advisors tell how they raise dairy calves.
How to start new farms: offer help, but allow independent decision-making.
To really market grass-fed beef, you need the right processor.
The pains and gains of a growing direct market.
Organic forum: soil, forage and manure additives.
Janet McNally on grazing sheep in alfalfa stands.
Van Der Pol: technology vs. humanity in our choices.
January 2008
Charles Fletcher has cut
input costs and improved profits by "measuring, monitoring and managing" his
pastures.
Dan Vosberg is learning how to graze and cut alfalfa.
Advisors deal with rising nitrogen prices.
Letter from Australia: the cost pinch is being felt Down Under.
How the Wrchotas are adjusting to a changing grass-fed beef market.
Janet McNally on dealing with legume perils.
In search of a no/low grain grazing Holstein.
Improving our rural communities through the "one degree deflection."
November 2007
Advice based on 10 years
of no-grain dairy.
USDA's grass-fed label: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Young dairyman plans investments carefully so he doesn't box himself in.
Advisors on how circumstances (mainly weather) forced changes in their grazing
plans.
Janet McNally: When to wean lambs a complex decision.
Research shows grazing a learned behavior.
October 2007
Ohio organic dairy makes
money feeding no grain in pasture season, with immature barley baleage in
winter as only grain source.
Tired of watching grass die, David Surprenant springs for irrigation.
Advisors on building soil organic matter.
Strategies for capturing 90% of all nutrients.
Janet McNally: How proper grazing management made all the difference in a
drought.
Organic forum: Can we reduce grain feeding? Should we?
There's no need to supplement pasture with protein.
Van Der Pol: Europeans make the best of tough situations.
March 2007
Raw milk
power in California.
Looking for farmer-driven research.
A young grazier's evolving dairy.
Advisors: What's your early spring grazing plan?
Kingshay Trust emphasizes useful information.
Grass-fed beef: With imports coming, it's time to go local.
McNally: Cutting feed costs for late-gestation ewes.
Antioxidants as dairy treatments.