By Anibal Pordomingo: Fattening cattle without grain is an artisan and difficult task. But some principles seem to hold in common. Being such a defined niche with one priority (tenderness), the grass-fed industry could use genomics to detect quality performing genetics...
By Steve Kenyon: The intensity of grazing refers to the stock density of the livestock. The question I receive quite often is, “How intense should we graze?..”
By Jim Gerrish: The fence only has value if it allows us to better accomplish our farm or ranch goals. The fence pays for itself either through improved productivity and/or cost savings...
By Joel Salatin: What will your farm look like one year after you’re gone? Do you have a plan? In December 2019 Stockman Grass Farmer went out on a limb and hosted the first in-depth school on succession...
By Joel Salatin: What could I tell SGF readers ONE THING to do that would change everything? Are you waiting with baited breath? Drum roll, please...
By Greg Judy: Don't get hood winked into thinking that your only option for fly control is purchasing something to pour on them or in them. Whatever you put on your animal ends up in the soil with devastating effects on your farm's soil life. You can do it, keep your money in your pocket not someone else's...
By Jim Gerrish: If you have wondered how large of a property you can manage with a flexible grazing cell, the answer is probably much larger than you ever thought...
By Heather Smith Thomas: When you want to rejuvenate tired fields, there's a certain path to follow in order to get the soil biology back into proper balance...
By Steve Kenyon: We have a really crappy job and I would like to tell you a little bit about ourselves. We are known as a scarab beetle or commonly called a dung beetle...
By Tina Williams and Richard McConnell: Richard's cows used to bawl. He used to rotate his cows every three days. On the 2nd day his cows would hear his truck coming home from work, gather at the gate, and start bawling...
As a memorial to Allan Nation we have established a scholarship fund to help young people attend one of The Stockman Grass Farmer Schools. Learn More Here...
By Joel Salatin: As the new local, pastured, carbon-based food movements converge, consolidation and collaboration are in the air. The days of the single-family farm servicing 100-400 customers may be harder to maintain. A fascinating article debunks four basic assumptions in today’s business world...
