“We have the best success with frost seedings and inter-seedings when we incorporate them into a grazing system as a routine part of our pasture-improvement rotation,” says dairy farmer Dan Olson of ...

If you want your kids to grow up with organic gardens, chickens, livestock and a feel for agriculture, consider planting a pasture. It’s the age-old farmer’s carpet that stands up to all sorts of ...

This mix of seed includes all sorts of deep-rooted grasses as well as clovers, which have been selected for both their longevity and nutritional content. Where irrigation isn’t an option, dryland ...

SAN FRANCISCO — The discovery of deadly E. coli bacteria in cow manure near a Salinas Valley spinach field underscores the difficulty of policing an area where vegetable farms, ranches and burgeoning ...

Question: We purchased 10 acres and plan for part of it to be pasture, while the rest we want as a hay field. Can we use the same grasses for both purposes? Answer: Unfortunately, it is not ideal to ...

Alfalfa is native to semi-arid southwest Asia, and countries such as Iran, Georgia and Afghanistan, where it has developed under very hot, dry conditions. Although much of it is irrigated, it also ...