Are you livestock ready? Part One

Carrots are one of the most popular vegetables and for good reason. They’re delicious, chock-full of nutrients, and can be harvested pretty much any time of year. But the key to having the best carrots is knowing when they’re ready.  Carrots are ready for harvest when their shoulders begin to poke out of the ground and look to be about the size of a quarter. For a summer harvest, plant your seeds in early spring, and for a fall harvest, plant your seeds no later than mid-August.&n

Now that is a very thought-provoking statement, but its meaning is not hard to understand. If you have bred for more and more production per animal and have not developed the pasture resources to support the increase, you are fixing to spend a lot of money on supplemental nutrition. Until you do what it takes to meet the nutritional requirements of your livestock in a cost-effective way, you are wasting all of that genetic potential walking around in your pasture. Using Genetics Wisely I do n

Thanks to University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s BeefWatch, and  Jamie Parham and Dr. Ronald M. Lewis, UNL Professor of Animal Breeding and Genomics for this article. Some edits were made to fit On Pasture’s style guide. We also added UNL chute behavior videos so you can test your skills. Temperament is an animal’s behavioral response to handling by humans, or to any potentially fearful situation. Since these reactions are often linked with stress, they have negative effects on

Having a fruit-bearing cherry tree in your garden can be highly beneficial not only because you’ll have access to these delectable stones fruits, but also because cherry-picking can be a fun activity to do with your loved ones. Aside from that, the deep red cherries can inject vibrance into the garden. However, the question stands—are cherry trees messy? Can you plant them in your garden? We have researched answers to find out. Fruit-bearing cherry trees can be quite messy if you do