by Karin L. | Jan 29, 2023 | Forages & Rangelands for Ruminants
(The following is from my monthly newsletter. This series began in March 2022 and has continued for nearly a full year, with its final installment in February 2023. Below is the “better” edited version from what I originally emailed to my followers.) In my...
by Karin L. | Mar 25, 2020 | Forages & Rangelands for Ruminants
Ahh, spring. The time when the grass starts popping up, the leaves begin to emerge on the trees. Naturally, this time of year is tough to resist the urge to turn cows out onto pasture, particularly if you’re running low on feed. But is it really a good time to...
by Karin L. | Mar 24, 2020 | Forages & Rangelands for Ruminants
What do you get when you combine soft ground with the weight and hooves of livestock? Most likely plenty of pugging will occur. Pugging is the term used to describe the holes that are left behind by cattle hooves when the ground is soft from heavy rain or spring melt....
by Karin L. | Mar 4, 2019 | Ruminations Blog
When it comes to quantifying land used for either meat production or growing “plant-based foods,” things can get a little messy. I’ve been finding a lot of information gets misinterpreted. Keep this quote in mind: “There are lies, damned lies,...
by Karin L. | Feb 15, 2019 | Forages & Rangelands for Ruminants
In my adventures on the social media interface, I often come in contact with people who have used different terms to deliberately undermine the value of livestock on the landscape. One of those terms is “overgrazing.” Far too commonly the term...