After two consecutive snowy springs, more producers may be motivated to move calving dates from March to May. One question about making that move is how does this affect marketing
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South Dakota Grassland Coalition
After two consecutive snowy springs, more producers may be motivated to move calving dates from March to May. One question about making that move is how does this affect marketing
Marketing Late Spring Calves Read More »
Have past or recent weather events made you pause when you think of your calving dates? Many producers across South Dakota have asked themselves this same
The calendar may indicate spring, however many South Dakota producers are still working around large piles of snow. According to the National Weather Service, February 2019
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It appears as if insects rule the world when it comes to sheer numbers. A recent study led by Alyssa Vachino,
Arthropod Community Responses to Fire and Grazing Read More »
For many years, the Coalition has recognized the need to offer continuing education to alumni of its popular grazing school, but has been generally limited by a lack of resources to
The year was 1991. The air was cool for July as I stood on top of a tall butte with my father and Dwayne Breyer. The three
The Grazing School Follow-Up Program Read More »
As we start the spring semester at SDSU and a new year, I thought it appropriate to write about goal planning. Each year, I start my Ranch Management Planning course by reviewing the
Range 101: Holistic Goal Read More »
Doug Sieck’s cows have grazed standing corn for the past four years. Terry Gompert and an Alberta Ag Youtube video introduced him to the idea.
Sieck researched the
In South Dakota, Demkota has two USDA labels, Demkota Ranch Black Angus and Demkota Ranch, each have the same requirements except that the Black Angus label has to
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When Bart Carmichael moved to the family ranch two days after graduating high school, his grandfather ran cattle through four seasonal pastures. Bart
Optimum Over Maximum: Bart Carmichael’s Philosophy for Low-input Ranching Read More »