Cattle
Legume Pasture Blows a Cow Up Fast in Early Summer, and the One You Find Dead on Her Side Went Down Overnight
Frothy bloat on lush clover and alfalfa regrowth can kill a healthy cow in an hour. Here's how it happens and what…
Land & Grazing
Cattle Camp on the Creek and Leave the Far Ridge Untouched, and Salt Set Out Right Pulls Them Up the Hill
Cows graze the bottoms bare while good grass sits untouched on the high ground. Where you put salt, mineral, and rubbing spots…
Land & Grazing
Water Hemlock Comes Up in the Wet Draw, and a Cow That Pulls the Root Is Dead Before You Get to Her
Water hemlock is the deadliest plant on most Montana places, and the soft June ground along creeks and ditches is exactly where…
Montana Ranching
Frothy Bloat Blows Up Fast on Lush June Pasture, and the Cow You Find Dead Was Fine at Breakfast
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…
Horses
The Idle Branding Horse Founders on Lush June Grass While Nobody’s Watching Him
Once the branding runs are over, the good ranch geldings go out on green grass and stand around getting fat. That's exactly…
Land & Grazing
Split the Big Pasture With One Hot Wire: Temporary Fence for Summer Grazing
A single strand of poly wire and a few step-in posts can turn a season-long pasture into two or three grazing periods.…
Land & Grazing
Cattle Camp the Creek: Getting Them to Graze the Whole Pasture
Cows will hammer the bottoms and coulees while the ridges and back corners go untouched. A little planning with salt, water, and…
Land & Grazing
Leave Grass Behind on Purpose: Stubble Height Sets Next Year’s Feed
Grazing a pasture into the dirt in June costs you regrowth this fall and vigor next spring. Here's how much to leave…
Land & Grazing
Pull Them Off the Creek: Getting Even Grazing on a Big Summer Pasture
Cattle hammer the bottoms and leave the ridges untouched. Here's how to spread them out with salt, water, and a little riding…
Cattle
Pasture Bloat on Lush Legumes: The June Killer That Hits Your Best Pasture
Turning cattle onto green alfalfa or clover when grass is rank and wet can kill an animal before noon. Here's how frothy…