That’s my cure for bloat
I was home alone tonight and prepared myself a nice healthy supper. The problem was I was very hungry and my All Natural Grass-Fed Beef Stir Fry just would not cook quickly enough for my hunger bugs. No kids around and the homemade chocolate chip mint ice cream was calling out for me. Just a […] Read more
Never eat your dessert first
Grazing with Steve Kenyon: That's my cure for bloat
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Grazing with Steve Kenyon
My busy season is officially over. We had a great year here at Greener Pastures. The main herd is still on dormant-season grass and will be switching over to bale grazing soon. The second herd is doing fine bale grazing and licking snow. I love winter. My bales are all set up and twines were […] Read more
Winter water at Greener Pastures
Grazing with Steve Kenyon
When winter sets in and all my water systems freeze up, what do I do for water? Well, I don’t chop ice, that’s for sure. That sounds too much like labour to me. And of course the risk of losing cattle through the ice seems to deter the practice here at Greener Pastures. I have […] Read more
When The Dung Pat Hits The Fan!
As most of you know, human resources is a very important part of my business. I work hard at creating positive relationships with all of the people who are a part of my business as well as those just outside my business. It is important for me to keep all of my professionals happy. (My […] Read more
What’s A Gmr?
By late September our growing season was winding down here at Greener Pastures as my feeder pastures were starting to destock. I have three herds that were heading back to the feedlot soon and I ll be down to one breeding herd left on pasture. I will give a little bit of supplementation as the […] Read more
Bale-Grazing Supplementation
One thing that I have learned over the years is that every year is different on the farm. As managers, we need to be flexible and have the ability to adapt to the changes in our lives. One change that I am looking at this fall is supplementation with my bale grazing. First off, as […] Read more
Marketing My Mistakes
Marketing by definition is the commercial process involved in promoting, selling and distributing a product or service. In agriculture we think of marketing as selling our calves, our grain or our hay. These are all products that we sell. Who can we contact to get the best price? We might also have to think about […] Read more
Fencing, Fencing And More Fencing
It is my busy season so what better topic to write about this month but fencing. It keeps me fit. On a quick estimate, I have about 32 miles of perimeter fence and about 28 miles of cross-fencing to check in the spring. That is approximately 60 miles of posts, wire, staples, insulators and trees […] Read more
A Replica Of The Cow
This month, I would like to talk about nutrient recycling and how important it is to our overall biodiversity and soil health, but I would like to look at it from a different angle. If we let go of some of our paradigms, then we can sometimes see that change is a good thing. Did […] Read more
Does Your Business Need Rest?
I am betting that by the time you read this, the grass is turning green and I am well past working on my pasture plans. That’s because I am working on them now. It is very important for my operation to have my graze periods and my rest periods for each pasture planned out well […] Read more
Canadian Cattlemen Presents: Depth of Field
