Preparing for spring

Our family has been enjoying all the snow sports that winter brings and having a grand time skiing at our local hill – Sitzmark.  The two boys are quite the skiers and are due to race this next weekend.  This will be our 4 year old’s first race ever.  While we have set aside the time [...]

Grass Conservation on the Ranch

As a sheep ranch we are constantly aware and adjusting the grazing patterns of our flocks.  Free grazing on large bodies of land seem to be a good idea at first.  One would think that a relatively small flock set out on a large parcel of land would have a minimal impact on the plants [...]

Next step

After the initial application process is completed – basically it is simply your intent to enter the program.  Then the next step is to determine which program would work best for your particular situation and to evaluate the scope of work.  This process involves an on site visit from one of the NRCS personnel.  Our plans [...]

First steps

With all my nay saying about the USDA, one might feel my most recent move to be a bit hypocritical. After my recent conversation with the local conservation district office, I have been curious about the NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service).  So I pulled out some literature that I had once gathered and then stuffed away.  [...]