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Head ’em up, Move ’em on – RAWHIDE
Head ’em up, Move ’em on – RAWHIDE! I have to admit this brings back memories of the Blues Brothers more than it does of Clint Eastwood (Rowdy Yates). To be clear, we are not much for Head ’em up around here. No whips,…
Animal Impact – reed canary grass example
Planned pasture grazing requires orchestrating cattle movement. Yep we think of our cattle moves like making music but we are really trying to get some desired effect applied to the land. Here is an animal impact example from this past spring. In an area invaded by…
2015 Grassfed Beef Progress Report 1
Last July we posted a few photos of the first steers we will have available later this year as grassfed – grassfinished beef. The steers have lost some of that summer time sickness and put on their winter coats. Finishing these animals are a work in progress. We are…
Grazing Stockpiled Grass
In earlier posts we have mentioned cattle grazing stockpiled grass. To explain, “stockpiled” grass is portions of pasture lands that were left un-grazed during the growing season for the specific purpose of grazing those areas during the non-growing season. We are now well into the non-growing season,…
Grazing Snow – Cows eating snow?
We received our first measurable snow fall for 2013 this past week. At our farm near Lincoln Nebraska, we usually have “open” winters, which means our pastures are not covered with snow for long periods of time. When snow does arrive, we expect our cows…
