The Resilient Homestead

My name is Travis Krause. I’m a pastoralist.

The idea of this blog is to write about farming, food and community with the intention of creating conscious discussion centered around ranching.

Electric fencing for livestock: economical & effective

Mar 7

Mar 7 Electric fencing for livestock: economical & effective

Cattle, Grazing, Soil Health, Fencing

Animal welfare without the label

Feb 26

Feb 26 Animal welfare without the label

Community, Poultry

Cattle that finish on grass: choosing genetics that work

Feb 21

Feb 21 Cattle that finish on grass: choosing genetics that work

Cattle, Grazing

Biological monitoring: verification

Feb 18

Feb 18 Biological monitoring: verification

Biological monitoring

Feb 12

Feb 12 Biological monitoring

Grazing, Soil Health

Feb 9

Feb 9 Buy or lease?

Business, Grazing

Predator prevention

Feb 6

Feb 6 Predator prevention

Poultry, Grazing

The role of birds in the farm ecosystem

Feb 4

Feb 4 The role of birds in the farm ecosystem

Poultry, Soil Health, Grazing

Meat has seasons too

Feb 3

Feb 3 Meat has seasons too

Sub-soiling: capturing the rain

Feb 3

Feb 3 Sub-soiling: capturing the rain

Pasture cropping: a strategy for building soil & improved grazing

Jan 31

Jan 31 Pasture cropping: a strategy for building soil & improved grazing

Grazing, Soil Health

Native: grass that heals the land

Jan 29

Jan 29 Native: grass that heals the land

Grazing, Soil Health

What is a pastoralist?

Jan 29

Jan 29 What is a pastoralist?

Farm subsidies: we don't need them

Jan 27

Jan 27 Farm subsidies: we don't need them

Community, Politics

Economies of scale: go big or go homestead

Jan 26

Jan 26 Economies of scale: go big or go homestead

Financial planning: money rules

Jan 25

Jan 25 Financial planning: money rules

Business, Financial Planning

Holistic planned grazing

Jan 24

Jan 24 Holistic planned grazing

Grazing, Soil Health

A new direction

Jan 15

Jan 15 A new direction

Welcome to The Pastoralist, a blog.