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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210 | Kasie Harriet, Shepherd Farms
Milk cows can humble you fast. Kasie Harriet shares what she learned about sanitation, cow selection, calf sharing, and customer management while building a simple, workable raw milk setup at Shepherd Farms.
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209 | Jacob Harriet, Shepherd Farms
Jacob Harriet explains how wildlife management led him to rotational grazing, prescribed fire, and a creative lease model that grew their managed acres from 80 to 1,240 in central Oklahoma.
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February 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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208 | Glenn McCaig, Perry's Corner Farm
Glenn McCaig of Perry's Corners Farm returns to the Grazing Grass Podcast to talk through livestock systems that stay practical when you stop trying to perfect everything. Farming with his wife Megan and their three young children just outside Kitchener, Ontario, Glenn shares what is working on their
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207 | Mason Lautenschlager, Arrow L Ranch
North Dakota rancher Mason Lautenschlager shares what changed when winter, markets, and time pressure forced a lower-input system, including stockpile grazing, bale grazing, water infrastructure, and selecting cattle for longevity and fertility.
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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.
Listen to the grass.
Listen to each other.
Keep getting better.