Grazing Grass helps graziers think clearly about soil, grass, livestock, and decisions.
Stories, reflections, and practical thinking grounded in real farms — shared slowly, honestly, and without hype.
What this place is
Grazing Grass began as a podcast and grew into a home for graziers who want to learn from real experience. You’ll find conversations with producers, field notes, and long-term thinking about what actually works in practice.
- Real stories from people doing the work
- Clear thinking about tradeoffs and decision-making
- Ideas meant to be tested, not copied
If you’re looking for one-size-fits-all answers, you won’t find them here. If you want to build better judgment over time, you’re in the right place.
What Grazing Grass is not
Grazing Grass is not a grazing system, a certification program, or a shortcut to results. It’s a place to think clearly, learn from others, and keep improving — one season at a time.
- Not hype. Not absolutes.
- Not “the one right way.”
- Not a replacement for research or formal education.
The Grazing Grass Podcast
Each week we share conversations with graziers who are improving their land and learning as they go — beef, dairy, sheep, goats, and everything in between.
Ready, Set, Graze
A weekly email with short reflections from the field, practical grazing ideas, and updates as new resources develop. No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Support the work
If Grazing Grass has been useful to you, Insiders is a simple way to help it continue. No pressure, no hype — just support for the podcast, writing, and the time spent learning publicly.
Looking ahead: the Masterclass Lab
The Masterclass Lab is a future learning space focused on how good graziers think — patterns across seasons, decisions under pressure, and real-world tradeoffs.
It is not open yet. Updates will be shared through the newsletter and Insiders as it develops.
Learn more about the Masterclass Lab →
Latest from the podcast and blog
Recent conversations, field notes, and reflections from the Grazing Grass archive.
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Maps & Species Pages are Broken
In updating the site, I've broken the map pages and the species page. They still display but show no episodes. I'm working on it and hopefully they'll be up today. (But I broke them a few days ago and still trying to fix it.
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Famous Four Questions with Hayden & Taylor Sievers
Hayden and Taylor Sievers share how Sievers Blumen Farm moved from cut flowers into grazing, transitioning heavy clay Illinois ground to pasture, choosing cattle genetics, and building practical infrastructure that fits family life.
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206 | Hayden & Taylor Sievers, Sievers Blumen Farm
Hayden and Taylor Sievers of Sievers Blumen Farm in the Brussels, Illinois area share how their farm has evolved from a cut-flower business into a growing grazing-focused cattle operation, alongside grain and hogs, while keeping an eye on family, profitability, and building a system that works on limited acres. In
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205 | Jonathan Kilpatrick, Red Lantern Ranch, Kilpatrick Land & Livestock
Jonathan Kilpatrick returns to share how Ranching for Profit helped reshape his plans, why he rebuilt in Minnesota with sheep, goats, and poultry, and what it looks like to outwinter livestock while keeping the business side profitable.
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January 2026 Guests
Here's are scheduled guests for this month. While this is the plan, guests and episode dates could change.
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204 | Zach & Kacie Scherler-Abney, Re:Farm & Re:Supply
Zach and Kacie Scherler-Abney share how a health scare led them into regenerative grazing, why they moved from polywire to Halter virtual fencing, and how they balance direct-to-consumer beef with today’s cattle markets and two retail stores.
Listen to the grass.
Listen to each other.
Keep getting better.