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Freeze proof tank
In an effort to mimic nature, the cattle herd is constantly on the move. Mimicking the roaming bison herds that developed the prairies in this part of Nebraska. The past two winters herd impact was focused on new pasture areas near our home and…
Precision bale grazing
Actually the herd is less than precise when they munch on a bale of hay this time of year. In this post we cover HOW we decide where we want bales placed in our stockpiled pastures. If the cows aren’t picky where they find…
Portable fence through six foot tall grass?
Recently we shared the photo below of a white poly wire portable fence disappearing into a paddock full of 6 foot tall stockpile. If you were wondering how in the world we get that done, we give some more info here. It is actually fairly simple, we…
Water Snow and Stockpiled Grass
Grassfed beef requires grass, we are grass farmers first. For grass to grow we need water and we will take it in any form; rain, dew, ice and snow. This time of year we start to think about a few things: What is our…
Animal impact while farming grass
Year round grazing on pasture presents some interesting situations for us grass farmers. In this past post from July 2015 we demonstrated the results of planned animal impact on a wetland site heavily used through the non-growing season. Below we show what we had to…
