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Manage Weeds Videos Featured Imagewww.sare.org resources manage-weeds-on-your-farm-video-series

Manage Weeds on Your Farm Video Series

Learn more with the book Manage Weeds on Your Farm. In this series, experienced farmers from around the country talk about how they have found success controlling weeds by following...

northeast.sare.org resources how-alive-is-my-soil

How Alive is My Soil?

This guide presents soil testing methods that can be performed in the field by farmers, gardeners, or anyone who desires to understand and appreciate soil from a different perspective. While...

transitioning to organic production guidewww.sare.org resources transitioning-to-organic-production

Transitioning to Organic Production

Farmers and ranchers decide to pursue organic certification for many personal, financial and environmental reasons. This publication introduces you to the requirements of the USDA National Organic Program and outlines...

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WSARE Quick Guide: Selecting Cattle to Improve Grazing Distribution

Western SARE funded research focused on identifying genetic markers for cattle with desirable grazing patterns – cows that would travel farther from water, climb higher and graze in more rugged...

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Forage Brassicas

Forage Brassicas are annual crops that can grazed during the spring, summer and fall to extend the grazing season. This fact sheet provides an overview to establish and graze kale,...

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Considerations and Recommendations When Establishing Custom Grazing Relationships

This guide and set of recommendations are intended for organic dairy farmers and other livestock graziers interested in starting a custom grazing relationship with a neighboring farmer or landowner. Successful...

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Integrated Fly Management for Pastured Cattle

In grazing systems, flies can not only be a nuisance for cattle but can also cause herd health problems like pink eye, and reduce milk production and weight gain. Matt...

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Growing the Pasture-Grazed Dairy Sector in Wisconsin

Growing the Pasture-Grazed Dairy Sector in Wisconsin is the summary report of a team of researchers, dairy farmers and chefs who conducted a comprehensive investigation of the chemical and physical...

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Video: Improving Forage Production and Quality with Native Legumes

NCR-SARE Research and Education Grant Program grant recipient, Craig Maier, discusses the research his team conducted to learn more about improving forage production and quality with native legumes in grazed...

Selecting Cattle Factsheetwww.sare.org resources selecting-cattle-to-improve-grazing-distribution-patterns-rangeland-health-and-water-quality

Selecting Cattle to Improve Grazing Distribution Patterns, Rangeland Health and Water Quality

Geographic Adaptability: The western United States, especially on rugged terrain or extensive pastures. Livestock distribution is a critical concern for grazing lands. Rangeland health, the condition of riparian areas, water...

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Smart Water Use on Your Farm or Ranch

As producers throughout the nation grow increasingly concerned about water scarcity, farmers, ranchers and agricultural educators are beginning to explore new, conservation-oriented approaches to water use. They are managing soil to...

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On-Farm Internship Training Binder

The Placer Ag Futures Project was conceived as a response to critical issues affecting local agricultural sustainability. This project was intended to help grow a new crop of agricultural professionals...

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Collaborative Grazing for Sage-Grouse: Centennial Valley

This video portrays the Collaborative Grazing for Sage-Grouse Project in the Centennial Valley focusing on understanding how grazing management affects sage-grouse survival. Better understanding will be important to increasing sage-grouse...

Sustainable Ranch Management Assessment Guidebookwestern.sare.org resources sustainable-ranch-management-assessment-guidebook

Sustainable Ranch Management Assessment Guidebook

The purpose of the guidebook is to assist the rancher and/or land manager use business planning and ecological monitoring to ensure the ranch or land is managed in a sustainable...

Pasture and Grazing Management in the Pacific Northwestwestern.sare.org resources pasture-and-grazing-management-in-the-pacific-northwest

Pasture and Grazing Management in the Pacific Northwest

A book that provides knowledge of ecological processes involved in pasture growth and utilization and an understanding of how management influence those processes for good or bad....

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Scaling Up Pastured Livestock Production

This research report, authored by Pasa Sustainable Agriculture staff Franklin Egan and Brooks Miller of North Mountain Pastures, summarizes land and feed efficiency benchmarks for grass-finished beef, pastured pigs, and...

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Pastured Rabbit for Profit

Pastured Rabbit for Profit is a guide written by New York farmer Nichki Carangelo. It is a practical resource intended to guide farmers through the start-up phase of a pasture-based...

podcast logowestern.sare.org resources fresh-growth-podcast

Fresh Growth Podcast

Fresh Growth: Approaches to a More Sustainable Future from Western Ag Practitioners introduces you to farmers and ranchers from around the western United States who are finding innovative sustainable practices...

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Farmer and Rancher Research in the West

Making changes on the farm or ranch involves taking risks. One or two years spent experimenting can lead to a financial hit too difficult to recover from. That’s where Western SARE’s...

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Selected Plants of Navajo Rangelands

This book can help agricultural professionals, ranchers, and others on the Navajo Nation to identify typical range plants and maximize rangeland ecology, productivity, and sustainability. Use the Index to find...

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