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Jim Gerrish

Fall calving with tall fescue 

Apr 1, 2008 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Spring may not seem the right time to be thinking about the virtues of fall calving, but if you live in the tall-fescue zone of the U.S., you should be...

Five steps to winter savings 

Feb 1, 2008 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Whether you're out feeding in the cold or just looking out your window at cows eating hay at a cost of $2/cow/day, it should be a wake-up call for all...

Stock water and winter grazing 

Dec 1, 2007 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Providing stock water on winter pastures is one of the ongoing challenges of a year-round grazing program. Many cattlemen feel they don't have the water...

Wildlife-friendly fencing 

Oct 1, 2007 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

Farmers and ranchers across the U.S. have a love-hate relationship with wildlife. For many ranch families, one of the perks is seeing wildlife, from big...

The value of education 

Aug 1, 2007 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

A lot of farm and ranch kids growing up in the '70s and '80s were told by their parents to get an education and find a better job than farming or ranching....

Manage your pasture's N cycle 

Jun 1, 2007 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

My April issue column discussed how effectively pastures can run on legume nitrogen (N) alone. While legumes can put quite a bit of N into the pasture...

Manage Your Pasture's Nitrogen Cycle 

Jun 1, 2007 - Jim Gerrish, americangrazinglands.com

While legumes can put quite a bit of nitrogen (N) into a pasture, just how effectively are you as a grazier recycling N in your pasture system? ...

Can legume nitrogen do it alone? 

Apr 1, 2007 - by Jim Gerrish contributing editor

The question of whether pasture can run on legume nitrogen (N) alone always arises when fertilizer prices increase, as is the case today...

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