The book list on this page contains all my favorite cattle farming books, organized by category. If you have a favorite cattle farming book that's not on my list, please recommend it here!
Quick links to book categories on this page:
Grass Fed Cattle: How to Produce and Market Natural Beef - by Julius Ruechel. |
How to Not go Broke Ranching: Things I Learned the Hard Way in Fifty Years of Ranching - by Walt Davis. |
Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle - by Heather Smith Thomas. |
Salad Bar Beef - by Joel Salatin. |
Knowledge Rich Ranching - by Allan Nation |
Grassfed to Finish: A Production Guide to Gourmet Grass-Finished Beef - by Allan Nation. |
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(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made using Amazon links in my post.) View on Amazon.com: Healthy Land, Happy Families and Profitable Businesses: Essays to Improve Your Land, Your Life and Your Bottom Line#CommissionsEarned - by Dave W Pratt. |
No Risk Ranching: Custom Grazing on Leased Land - by Greg Judy. |
If You Want To Be A Cowboy, Get A Job - by Stan Parsons. |
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman - by Gordon Hazard. |
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(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made using Amazon links in my post.) View on Amazon.com: The Merck Veterinary Manual#CommissionsEarned - 11th Edition. |
The Cattle Health Handbook - by Heather Smith Thomas. | |
Essential Guide to Calving: Giving Your Beef or Dairy Herd a Healthy Start - by Heather Smith Thomas. |
Moving 'Em: A Guide to Low Stress Animal Handling - by Burt Smith. |
Humane Livestock Handling: Understanding livestock behavior and building facilities for healthier animals - by Temple Grandin. |
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Manual of Stockmanship - by Steve Cotes. Steve Cotes was a soil and range conservationist with the USDA for 27 years. He now teaches stockmanship to range, feedlot, dairy and pasture livestock producers.
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior - by Temple Grandin. |
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(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made using Amazon links in my post.) Stockmanship 101 (video) - by Bob Kinford |
Hands-On Agronomy: Understanding Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Use - by Neal Kinsey. |
Greener Pastures on Your Side of the Fence: Better Farming With Voisin Management-Intensive Grazing - by Bill Murphy |
Kick the Hay Habit: A Practical Guide to Year-Around Grazing - by Jim Gerrish. |
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(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made using Amazon links in my post.) View on Amazon.com: Management-Intensive Grazing: The Grassroots of Grass Farming#CommissionsEarned - by Jim Gerrish. |
Quality Pasture: How to Create It, Manage It & Profit from It - by Allan Nation. |
Pasture Profits With Stocker Cattle - by Allan Nation. |
Holistic Management: A Commonsense Revolution to Restore Our Environment - by Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield. |
Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits - by Jody Butterfield, Sam Bingham, Allan Savory. |
(Disclosure: I get commissions for purchases made using Amazon links in my post.)
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View on Amazon.com: All Creatures Great and Small#CommissionsEarned - by James Herriot. |
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View on Amazon.com: All Things Bright and Beautiful: The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor#CommissionsEarned - by James Herriot. |
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View on Amazon.com: Smith and Other Event: Tales of the Chilcotin#CommissionsEarned - by Paul St. Pierre. |
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View on Amazon.com: Breaking Smith's Quarter Horse#CommissionsEarned - by Paul St. Pierre. |
Add to the list by sharing your favorite cattle farming books. Leave your recommendations in the Comments section below or contact me by email.
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