Steve Kenyon

I continually try to instil good morals and values into my children hoping that they will be ready for the life challenges that lay ahead. I believe this is my purpose here on earth. I want them to be able to play well with others. I want them to be polite and courteous. We practise […] Read more

Bale grazing is no different than any other production practice. You need to manage it and improve your skills to make it work. If the economics of bale grazing works for your operation, then it is a worthwhile skill to learn. But it is a skill and if you try it for the first time […] Read more

I ask this question at every school I teach. Ninety-nine per cent of the time, the producers respond by telling me about the primary profit centre of their operation. They are in the cow-calf business, the stocker business, the sheep business, the custom grazing business or maybe the purebred business. I would not consider these […] Read more

I would like to give a special thanks to all those who put on the Western Canadian Grazing Conference in Vermilion last month. It was a great show that was enjoyed by all. It was also a great opportunity for networking and I would like to give my very best wishes to all of you […] Read more

Did you know that there is a direct correlation between the profitability of a ranch and the length of its grazing season? A few issues ago, Don Campbell wrote a very good article giving an example of how a farm could make more profit by running fewer cows. Lowering cow numbers and lengthening the grazing […] Read more

There is a very important aspect to my grazing management that many producers have a hard time accepting. “Wasted grass” is not wasted. Residual grass left in your pastures provides many benefits to your forage. If you have ever taken my school or heard one of my presentations on grazing management, then you know I […] Read more

Over the last couple of years there has been a lot of hype about mob grazing. I have seen a lot of articles about it and have been asked many questions about it. So I thought I would give my perspective of it. For those of you who might be new to this term, mob […] Read more

As the price of hay increases, the decision to bale graze or not always comes into play, as the “wasted” feed is hard for most producers to swallow. Last year the price of hay was quite high in my area and many bale grazers reverted back to traditional feeding to try and stretch out the […] Read more

Last month we held a pasture walk at Greener Pastures that was very well received by all those in attendance. Each year we plan a tour around different parts of the ranch. The walk has two purposes. 1) It is for producers to come out and learn first-hand and see the grazing concepts and principles […] Read more

I am a custom grazer. I graze other people’s cattle on other people’s land. I believe it is very important that grazing needs to be looked at as a separate profit centre. One of our downfalls in agriculture is that the true value of forages is misunderstood because most of the forage is never bought […] Read more