Over the last few months, my Boneheaded Beef Business Blunders articles have related how I’ve been burned by ineffective land lease and custom grazing contracts. As a result, I’ve changed what I include in contracts. via Everything You Need to Include in a Farm/Ranch Lease Contract – Part 1 — On Pasture
Several forage species can be extremely toxic soon after a frost because they contain compounds called cyanogenic glucosides that are converted quickly to prussic acid (i.e. hydrogen cyanide) in freeze-damaged plant tissues. Others species have an increased risk of causing bloat when grazed after a frost, those are discussed at the end of this […]
For many livestock producers, the grazing season is about to come to an end and it will be time to start feeding hay. There are several different methods of feeding large round bales of hay, with advantages and disadvantages of each. Maybe one of the most common practices I see is the use of round […]
When is the best time to apply fertilizer to pastures? Every spring I get questions from producers about fertilizing their pastures with nitrogen (N), phosphorous (P) and potassium (K). Many producers coming out of winter want to give their pastures a boost or they are fertilizing crop fields and figure they might as well do […]
Dean Schneider of Bell Rule Genetics wasn’t satisfied with the typical all-in-one solar charged fencers he’d used. He’d tried a variety of brands and found they weren’t as reliable as he liked, he couldn’t get as much power out of them as he needed, and the batteries kept going bad. 6 more words via Improving the […]
We first ran this in October of 2016. It’s just as timely now given that many folks had a droughty summer and may be looking at feed for the winter. 29 more words via Buying Feed? Here’s How You Can Compare Them To Choose the Best Value — On Pasture
One of the reasons some of us don’t track our costs well, or we find out too late that something we’re doing is more expensive than we anticipated, is that math is hard! 27 more words via Cow-Q-Lators for Figuring Feed Costs, Cow-Calf Share Lease Rates And More — On Pasture
One of the things readers have asked us for is more information on low-stress livestock handling. Whit Hibbard, of the Stockmanship Journal, has given us a great start with his articles. 29 more words via Livestock Handling Basics – Part 2 — On Pasture
As the temperature cools and the pastures wane, adjustments to your horse’s nutritional regimen need to be put in place. As with any changes to your horse’s feed, exercise regimen or management, changes should be implemented gradually to minimize the risk of complications and upset to your horse’s system. If your horse has been on […] […]
