Seeing the forage on the trees
Spring and fall are wonderful times to be a grass farmer. The weather is pleasant, the livestock are fat and happy, and the forages are lush. But of course, summer comes right after spring, and the lean, dry times can wipe away the memory of those beautiful lush...
Customers, carbon and charisma
You and I are privy to an important yet little-known fact: well-managed ruminants can do wonders for soils and ecosystems. Yet the group of people that understands this simple truth is much, much too small. It seems regenerative grazing has a PR problem. There are...
On spaghetti, silvopasture, and a whole new world of opportunities
When you think of Italian food, what pictures come to mind? Scrumptious spaghetti. Luscious lasagna. Perfect pizzas. What do they all have in common, other than the ability to send you into a carb-induced coma after a heavy lunch on a hot day? Tomatoes. They all use...
The Tortoise and the Hare Plant Trees
I’m confident you know the tortoise and the hare, whether from Aesop’s Fables or Looney Toons. What you probably don’t know is that in addition to their racing careers, both were accomplished graziers. By that I mean that they both grazed, since grass is...
Honey Locust: King of Stockpiles
Talk about winter stockpile! Do you know how much forage you have stockpiled for this winter? What would you do with 2,000 extra pounds of high-energy, self-harvested feed per acre? What about 4,000lbs? What would that do to your feed bill? How would that change your...
