The grass is green, and grazing season is upon us. That said, how do you evaluate your grazing program to know whether you ...
The pastel-colored yolk of a conventional, cage-raised egg literally pales in comparison to the rich, golden shade of a pasture-raised yolk—all due to the chickens’ diets. When it comes to nutrition, ...
With their pre-dawn milking done, about 80 cows ramble into the dewy pastures of the Paris Family Farm in Belleville, Wisconsin, to graze. “This is a much better sound than turning on a tractor,” says ...
Courtney White is a former archaeologist and Sierra Club activist who, in 1997, co-founded The Quivira Coalition, a non-profit dedicated to building bridges between ranchers, conservationists, public ...
Sheep don’t graze like cattle — and that difference could be a major advantage. Kansas State University veterinarians Brad White and Todd Gunderson along with beef cattle nutritionist, Phillip ...
Shoppers used to picking up the cheapest eggs at the grocery store may now be reaching for higher-end cartons. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and ...
The other day, in Puerto Rico, I stumbled across one small piece of an agricultural revolution. It didn't look all that revolutionary — just an abandoned sugar plantation where workers are clearing ...
Raising cattle on pasture is inherently more challenging than fattening them on feedlots, but the results are worth the extra effort. Before buying your next cut of beef, consider these two ...
Since 2000, the area of land dedicated for livestock pasture around the world has declined by 1.4 million square kilometers (540,500 square miles) — an area about the size of Peru. A new report ...