Pastured Pork Fact Sheet
Click here to download a printable version of this fact sheet. Why Consider Pigs? Worldwide, pork is the most widely consumed meat. Pork is a highly efficient and cost-effective protein to produce. When compared with livestock such as cattle, pigs have a much shorter finishing time which allows your initial investment to be paid back much…
Read MoreDigging Deeper into Silvopasture
Presenters discuss practically how to get started implementing Silvopasture on your farm, including planning design considerations, using EQIP, cost-share programs, and other funding opportunities.
Read MoreWinter Bale Grazing at Cloverleaf Grass Farm
Dayle & Ivan Reinke of Cloverleaf Grass Farm demonstrate how they move their cattle to a different paddock for bale grazing in winter at their farm in Wadena County, Minn.
Read MoreSFA ‘Dirt Rich’ field day: soil microbes & dung beetles
Dr. Allen Williams & Rice County Extension soil specialist Claire LaCanne discuss soil the importance of soil microbial life and inspect a cattle pat for dung beetles.
Read MoreScenes from SFA Workshop: Winter Cattle Feeding
Event was held for beef and dairy producers interested in reducing operational costs while improving soil fertility.
Read MoreDirt Rich Episode 10: Implementing Silvopasture
Jared Luhman and Tyler Carlson return to further discuss Silvopasture: “the intentional integration of trees, forage, and livestock into one intensively managed system.” Formerly a trope to “keep livestock out of the woods,” now farmers have the tools to properly manage their impact. By intensively managing trees to optimize the growing environment for the forage…
Read MoreDirt Rich Episode 17: Wintering Cattle Roundtable
Winter can be the most expensive time to own a cow in the Midwest. As the season changes, five of our staff who also raise beef and dairy cows gathered to share the ways that they’ve found to reduce the cost (and labor) of wintering cattle on their unique operations. All five live in different…
Read MorePastured Poultry Fact Sheet
Click here to download a printable version of this fact sheet. Why Pastured Poultry? Poultry raised on pasture offers a much better quality of life for both the birds and the farmer. The poultry can glean up to 20 percent (turkeys 30 percent) of its diet from a healthy pasture while directly depositing their manure back…
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