In this month’s interview we talk with Stuart Gardner, we talk about NRCS and his private life outside of the USDA. Stuart has been in agriculture since at least 1980Read More
Direct Marketing 30 head a Month – August 2013
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Ecologists Turn To Planned Grazing To Revive Grassland Soil Health
The World is Starting to Wake up to Soil Health Needs Story by Luke Runyon reported on NPR The world’s soil is in trouble. Ecologists say withoutRead More
Dr. Fred Kirschenmann on Sustainability in Agriculture – July 2013
FREDERICK L. KIRSCHENMANN Sustainability in Agriculture – Become More Profitable Today Frederick L. Kirschenmann, a longtime national and international leader in sustainable agriculture, shares an appointment as Distinguished FellowRead More
Increasing Feed Efficiency by up to 25% – June 2013
Full-time livestock consultant Mike Wichman, of Atkinson, NE, is the founder and owner of Wick’s Livestock Nutrition. He possesses a rare set of principles, making anyone who meets him likelyRead More
Warren King on the Pature Project and Grass fed Production – May 2013
Warren King spent the majority of his professional career with Cargill, Inc. as a trader, futures analyst, commodities broker and international market developer. He was widely regarded as a leadingRead More
Grass fed Finishing Decision Calculator
Grass fed Finishing Decision Calculator The purpose of the calculator is to allow individual producers to run a variety of scenarios concerning costs of grass fed beef finishing andRead More
Dust Bowl and Grazing land?
Do you really understand what it was that caused the Dust Bowl days of the 1930’s? I would submit to you that most folks don’t. If you are a cattleman,Read More
Cattle Industry Update for the Grass Fed Beef / Grazing Producer
Cattle Industry Update for the Grass Fed Beef / Grazing Producer Market Update: 5 Area Weighted Fed Cattle Price – Last week’s 5-Area Weighted Fed Cattle live price was $128.27,Read More
Dr. Cindy Daley on Grass fed Beef and Organic Agriculture- April 2013
Dr. Cindy Daley’s mission is to bring ecological farming practices into the academic setting by creating a living laboratory for students to become directly involved in organic dairy production practices.Read More
Video: Allan Savory on Grazing
Allan Savory: How to green the desert and reverse climate change In this video from Ted on February, 2013, Allan Savory talks about desertification and how to heal the landRead More
Jeff Goodwin on Grass fed Grazing – March 2013
Grass fed vs. Conventional Grazing Trial Jeff Goodwin, Rangeland Management Specialist with the USDA – Natural Resources Conservation Service has been working with land management and producers for overRead More
Dr. Susan Duckett on Grass fed Beef – February 2013
Dr. Susan Duckett talks about Grass fed Beef Research and Findings on Palatibility Dr. Susan Duckett was raised on a farm in Iowa working with livestock her whole life. AfterRead More