Temporary electric fence is the cheapest way to stretch summer grass on a Montana ranch. Here's how to build it so it…
Pasture bloat kills fast when cattle hit alfalfa or clover regrowth wet and hungry. Here's what causes the froth, how to spot…
Continuous grazing lets a cow bite the good grass twice and skip the rest. A strand of poly wire and a few…
Cattle chew the grass around the tank and the gate flat while the back corners go to waste. Where you put salt…
Frothy bloat on lush clover and alfalfa regrowth can kill a healthy cow in an hour. Here's how it happens and what…
Cows graze the bottoms bare while good grass sits untouched on the high ground. Where you put salt, mineral, and rubbing spots…
Water hemlock is the deadliest plant on most Montana places, and the soft June ground along creeks and ditches is exactly where…
Legume-heavy pasture and fast-growing irrigated grass can set cattle up for frothy bloat in June. Here's how it kills so quickly and…
Once the branding runs are over, the good ranch geldings go out on green grass and stand around getting fat. That's exactly…
A single strand of poly wire and a few step-in posts can turn a season-long pasture into two or three grazing periods.…
Cows will hammer the bottoms and coulees while the ridges and back corners go untouched. A little planning with salt, water, and…
Grazing a pasture into the dirt in June costs you regrowth this fall and vigor next spring. Here's how much to leave…
Cattle hammer the bottoms and leave the ridges untouched. Here's how to spread them out with salt, water, and a little riding…
Turning cattle onto green alfalfa or clover when grass is rank and wet can kill an animal before noon. Here's how frothy…