UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

In the following discussion, I would like to share some thoughts on how to add net profit into a grazing operation, as well as share my own experiences reducing hay inputs with the grass-finished beef herd that roams across our northern Michigan family farm. Instead, lets talk about cattle and making money.

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Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 95

Modern Farmer

AUGUST 28, 2023

Payne operates a 300-acre regenerative farm in Concordia, Missouri, an hour outside of Kansas City, where he raises sheep and cattle. Rooted in preindustrial farming, the method involves intentionally incorporating trees on the same land used by grazing livestock, in a way that benefits both.

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Livestock Farming Farming Cattle 92

Modern Farmer

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

A small sheep herd that was on the property from when her parents farmed the land was integrated into organic crop rotation. The Joia Food & Fiber Farm farmstead pictured with sheep, sheepdogs, and cattle grazing. Elderberry, becoming popular as a hedgerow crop, provides both farm income and ecological benefits.

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Acre Farming Farming Pasture 106

Agwired

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

America’s cattle producers need a Secretary of Agriculture who will protect family farms and ranches, roll back crushing regulations, and stand up for rural values—and we look forward to working with Secretary-Designate Rollins to make it happen.” 5 during CattleCon 2025 in San Antonio, Texas. with Midwest Feeders, Inc.,

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Logistics Cattle Manure Poultry 45

Modern Farmer

JULY 10, 2023

But thirsty crops and cattle have taken their toll: Amid California’s cycles of drought, excessive groundwater pumping has left Central Valley basins the most overdrafted in the state. Despite the resilience of family [farms], the mega-trend is undeniable,” says Raudabaugh.

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Farming Farming Manure Agriculture 82

Todays Farmer Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

When his father, Randy, equipped his combine with a yield monitor in the early 1990s, teenage Ryan thought it was a huge step forward for the family farm. The Britts now farm 5,000 acres, raising cattle, corn, soybeans, wheat and hay in Randolph, Chariton and Macon counties.

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Fertilizer Cattle Family Farming Crop Rotation 40

Civil Eats

MAY 1, 2024

The other main factor, manure, is also increasing as CAFOs become more prevalent. Nancy Utesch and her husband, Lynn, live on 150 acres of land in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, where they rotationally graze beef cattle. In 2004, a family nearby became very ill from E. coli poisoning in their water. Tesdell’s is 80.

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Fertilizer Farming Farming Acre 122