Grasshoppers hatch along field edges and dry ridges in June, and once they grow wings they spread faster than you can respond.…
Tall larkspur takes healthy cows on foothill and mountain pasture every summer, usually with no warning. Knowing when the plant is most…
Cool-season grass on Montana range does most of its growing in a short window, and cattle left to graze it flat in…
On big summer country, cattle overuse the creek bottoms and swales while good grass on the ridges and back corners never gets…
A summer salt and mineral program does two jobs at once: it covers what the grass is short on, and it pulls…
Tall larkspur greens up early on Montana's foothill range and drops big, healthy cattle without warning. Here's how to read the risk…
Tall larkspur greens up early on Montana foothill range and is most dangerous right through bud and bloom. Here's how to spot…
A spring box, a buried pipeline, or a solar well can turn dead corners of summer pasture into grazed ground. Here's how…
Cattle hammer the bottoms and leave the ridges untouched. Here's how to spread them out with salt, water, and a little riding…
Waiting until the pasture is chewed to the dirt to cut cow numbers costs you twice. Here's how to set a drought…
Dry springs and tight soil moisture have a way of reshuffling the weed deck in Montana. In some years, drought can slow…