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…

Pasture crop – Year One Experience

We completed year one of the CCTA-Farms Advancing Regenerative Management Systems project. The main practice we tried out was seeding annual covers into perennial grass pasture. Refer back to our September and October blog posts for more information and early results. Bale grazed area…

Soil Health under snow

Soil microbes function at some of their highest levels under snow. Snow provides insulation.