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Merry Christmas 2022
December 13, 2022December 12, 2022 hsotr Updates

Merry Christmas 2022

Once again, we'll close out with some highlights from 2022. It was a busy year for us at Homestead on the Range.

What is Frost Seeding?
December 6, 2022December 8, 2022 hsotr The Farm

What is Frost Seeding?

Frost seeding is the practice of broadcasting seeds at a time when repeated freezing and thawing is causing the ground to heave.

Your Weather Folklore Questions Answered
June 28, 2022February 23, 2023 hsotr The Sunflower State

Your Weather Folklore Questions Answered

Answers to excellent questions about weather folklore sayings, from lightning to persistence to signs of the changing seasons.

Top 10 Western Heritage Resources
April 1, 2022March 28, 2022 hsotr The Sunflower State

Top 10 Western Heritage Resources

Our readers love exploring topics related to the West, ranging from railroads to mustangs to windmills. Read on to discover our most popular Western heritage resources.

Grazing Management by Species: Poultry
February 15, 2022February 16, 2022 hsotr The Farm

Grazing Management by Species: Poultry

Poultry are not true grazing animals, but they will consume some grass in their diet. Furthermore, poultry play an important role in pasture ecology.

Factors Affecting Grassfed Beef Flavor
February 1, 2022February 2, 2022 hsotr The Farm

Factors Affecting Grassfed Beef Flavor

Grassfed beef is often criticized for its unusual flavor. And yet some grassfed steaks take center stage at high-end restaurants. What makes the difference?

January 4, 2022 hsotr The Farm

Grazing Management by Species: Goats

Goats are true browsers, meaning they prefer to eat foliage above their shoulder height. This makes them great foragers of shrubs and small trees.

Purple Threeawn
December 7, 2021December 9, 2021 hsotr The Sunflower State

Purple Threeawn

Purple threeawn (Aristida purpurea) primarily occupies disturbed sites as an early successional species, preparing the ground for native wildflowers to move in.

November 9, 2021November 5, 2021 hsotr The Sunflower State

Switchgrass

Switchgrass is one of the dominant plant species of the tallgrass prairie, and it alone accounts for much of the natural soil-building that occurs on native prairies.

November 2, 2021November 3, 2021 hsotr The Farm

Grazing Management by Species: Sheep

While sheep consume grass as 60% of their diet, they more than any other type of livestock will also eat forbs (non-woody flowering plants, commonly known as "weeds").

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