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The Market Value of Managing Biodiversity
by Troy Bishopp Truth be told; biodiversity is worth more than gold. However, defining and measuring its true value is still a moving target even with all the fancy, dancy, AI tools we have in 2026. After sifting through some old grazing articles, I found one of my favorite pieces authored by New Zealand’s, Holistic …
Register for the “Ultimate” Northeast NatGLC Grazing School
September 8th and 9th, 2026 at Evermore Farms on 8475 Morgan Creek Rd., Lindley, New York – 14858 Why attend the Ultimate Grazing School? Because it’s gonna be FUN! And will sell-out cause there’s only 40 spots This hands-on grazing school equips you with practical tools—from planning and measuring forage to benchmarking profitable strategies and …
Peace on Earth and goodwill to the Daisys’ of the world
“I bring up this legacy moment at Christmas”
The Last Paddock
by Troy Bishopp I call it LPD, the “Last Paddock Disorder”. It infiltrates my mind and heart every fall when the group of cattle I conscientiously care for eat their last mouthfuls of fresh grass before going on to provide food for a nation. My chest tightens with pride at how healthy they look and …
Grasslands and Hunters: A Positive Partnership
Proverb 14:23: says, “If you work hard at what you do, great abundance will come to you”.
Drought Sucks
Hopefully if I write about drought it will rain, like me mowing hay, and seemingly out of nowhere there’s a pop-up shower. I would welcome that right now! Even though the U.S. Drought Monitor has indicated that many parts of the Northeast are in a “Severe Drought”, it doesn’t adequately describe a farmer’s anxiety on …
Graze on Over: From Field to Heal Webinar
“these 3 gentlemen who have come into my life recently through fate and connection and the desire to help others through stories, feelings and the grit to share.”
Fencing from the Beach
“You’ll be able to move the fence and the cows from your beach chair”
Bale Grazing: Another Tool in the Box
“don’t let the challenges of bale grazing in the east region scare you from using this winter-feeding technique”