The biggest mistake people make in grazing management is providing too short a recovery period for plants after grazing. Of course too much rest isn’t good either. In drier environments…
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A lot of people tell me that they want to be “debt free.” They are tired of making big interest payments on land, livestock, machinery and their operating note. They…
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You might be ranching for profit if your spouse doesn’t have to work in town so you can have health insurance. If you are making a profit you ought to…
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I received the following email from a young rancher last week: Dave, I am a young rancher and have grown my herd to over 100 cows over the last four…
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You can’t monitor the health of land from a windshield. You’ve got to have boots on the ground. Even then, we tend to look across the land rather than into…
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Nearly 15 years ago I surveyed over 300 commercial cattle producers asking them questions about their grazing practices and their attitudes about change. One hundred twenty of them (40%) identified…
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