It may be winter but there are actions you can take right now and through the winter can have a huge impact on your farm’s productivity next spring. How do…
read moreIntroduction In part 1 of this post, we discussed keeping your livestock safe during events of extreme heat and smoke. But, what if the origin of that smoke is a…
read moreIntroduction If you hang around farmers and ranchers long enough, you’ll realize the most frequent topic of conversation is the weather, particularly this time of year as our summers are…
read moreWhen starting out, the terminology around grazing systems can be confusing: mob grazing, leader-follower, strip grazing, set stocking, and on and on. But almost every method can be lumped into…
read moreTaking a week away from the farm is often complicated, and even more so in early June when the grass is growing faster than you can manage it. So my…
read moreHelp us as we welcome the new 2023 Oregon Pasture Network members!In the Fall each year, we are excited welcome a brand new cohort of pasture-based producers from across the…
read moreWhich of these pastures appears the healthiest? How is each pasture contributing to climate change? Which pastures have experienced the heaviest impact from animal grazing, and which have been least…
read moreHelp Us Welcome New Oregon Pasture Network Members for 2022 Every year, we welcome new livestock farmers from across the state who are raising animals on pasture, to the Oregon…
read moreTogether, we can combat climate change through forage plant diversification! The main goal of this study was to identify forages that were most tolerant to warm temperatures, lack of water,…
read moreIf you're wondering...here's the IP13 update and what happens next.... The Initiative Proposal 13 (aka IP13) is apparently "dead in the water". Oregon farmers, fishers, hunters and those of us…
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