The last time I saw Stash, he was standing at the gate, looking through the slats at me. I walked over, reached out, and popped an apple into his mouth. The next day he was dead.

March 20 is the first day of spring, but MY winter ends whenever the spring grass is ready for my cattle to eat. The trick is to keep them fed until then.

Cows, dogs, donkeys, even people all feel better when calm. We have to find ways to help our animals get there.

Training an ox will only be effective if I am patient and give him my full, calm attention. To be an effective teacher I have to first be calm.

When things go wrong in the wood lot it's always best to stay calm and assertive.

Like most of us, I've made the mistake of rewarding an animal at the wrong time – not with snacks, but with kind words. A cow is scared of a rock, so I decide, wrongly, to reward her by crooning, "It's alright. I'm here to protect you from that rock."