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
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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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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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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.
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203 | Matt Goble, Dry Bottom Farms
Matt Goble shares how he grazes wool sheep on private, marginal land in Utah while working a full-time job. We dig into efficient lambing, grazing management, breeding decisions, and how thoughtful systems can double productivity without more acres.
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202. Soil Is the CRADLE of Life: A Better Way to Remember Soil Health Principles
Soil is the CRADLE of life. This Field Notes episode introduces a simple framework for organizing soil health principles in a way that actually sticks when you’re standing in the pasture.
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201 | Jacob Morin, Target Angus & Le Paysan Gourmand
A humanities class led Jacob Morin toward regenerative grazing. Today, he’s building a resilient, grass-based farm in Quebec through intentional decisions and diversification.
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200 | Adam Daughery, Indiana Grazier
Adam Daugherty joins us to share how rotational grazing, simple fencing solutions, and practical water systems transformed his southern Indiana farm while he continued working a full time job.
Listen to the grass.
Listen to each other.
Keep getting better.