Bionutrient Forage Results

Last year we enrolled in the “Defining Nutrient Density BEEF” project being conducted by THE BIONUTRIENT INSTITUTE (see our June 2022 blog post). We are still waiting for the analysis reports from the harvested beef samples. At this time we do have the Forage…

Graze 24/7 – 365

Another year of grazing pastured beef and pasture chickens is complete. In 2022 we tried our hand at grazing pasture pigs. The pigs were a highlight for the year, something new. A below-average rainfall year in 2022 gave us some challenges and we scaled…

Grazing Through A Dry Summer

For most of the 2022 summer, our pasture has not been in a “drought” as defined by the U.S. Drought Monitor. At the end of August, we have slipped into the category of “D1 – Moderate Drought”. We are thankful for the timely rains…

Pasture crop fall 2021

We are in year two of the CCTA-Farms Advancing Regenerative Management Systems project. For our experience in year 1, refer to these two posts: Pasture Crop Fall 2020 Pasture Crop – Year One Experience Rain makes you look smart The cover crops (pasture crop)…

COWS = GRASS

This month we reach the 10 year milestone of grazing cattle here at DS Family Farm. Since July 2011 we have embraced “Fresh Grass and Move” management with the cattle herd. Prior to the cattle arriving, we spent about 15 years managing the pastures…