Grazing Training Library
This is THE BEST and MOST COMPREHENSIVE LIBRARY of books for training in grazing, grassfed beef, soil health, genetic selection, visual animal inspection and more so you will not just be prepared for the cattle business but prepared to profit from the cattle business.
This is by no means and exahaustive list and I am still going through all of my notes over the last 4+ years and will keep adding books as I find them and as new ones are recommended. This list will never stop growing as I interview more and more trainers. That is what this site is all about, gather the information of those that 'have been there, don that' and archiving their knowledge and skills on this site for all of us to grow from. If you are not a member of the Network I invite you to browse around and subscribe to join us and share your thoughts, questions and insights.
If you are like me, the time to site and read is short. I praise those of you who are avid readers and hope this list will keep you busy and intreged for a long time to come. An EXCELLENT resource if you are new to ranching or just thinking about grass based production is our 'Grassfed Getting Started Guide'.​ Our 'Grassfed Getting Started Guide' is a collection of the BEST of the BEST trainings as recommended by multiple trainers for folks just getting started no matter your skill level or cattle knowledge, you will learn much. The combination of the 'Grassfed Getting Started Guide' along with these book resources will have you MILES down the road towards a healthy, happy and prosperous ranching lifestyle.
Library that will Increase Revenue and Simplify Life
Soil Health
Loss of Soil Organic Matter and its Restoration by Albrecht, William A. - pdf link
The Drought Myth by Albrecht, William A. - pdf link​
Soil Fertility and Animal Health by Albrecht, William A. - pdf link
9600 Miles through the USA in a Station Wagon by Balfour, Eva - pdf link
Topsoil and Civilization by Carter, Dale and Venon Gill, Tom
Soil Restoration by Faulkner, Edward
Factors Of Soil Formation: A System of Quantitative Pedology by Hans, Jenny
Conquest of the Land Through Seven Thousand Years by Lowdermilk, W.C. - pdf link
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture by Smith, J. Russell - pdf link large file
Revenue from Ranching
Future Harvest: Pesticide-free farming (Our Sustainable Future) by Bender, Jim
Man Must Measure by Bonsma, Jan - very rare book and hard to find but worth the effort
Weeds: Guardians of the Soil by Cocannouer, Joseph
How to Not go Broke Ranching: Things I Learned the Hard Way in 50 Years of Ranching by Davis, Walt
Herd bull Fertility by Drayson, James
​Cows that Should Never be Sold by Gearld Fry - link to article on Gearld Fry's website
Kick the Hay Habit by Gerrish, Jim
Management-Intensive Grazing by Gerrish, Jim
A Treatise on Milch Cows by Guenon, Francis
Thoughts and Advice from an Old Cattleman by Hazard, Gordon
Natural Capitalism by Hewken, Paul
How Did We Get if So Wrong: The Reality of Ignoring Nature by Hines, Chip
Time To Change: Grazing - Genetics - Management by Hines, Chip
A Slantwise Guide To Prosperity: A Never Ending Trail That Improves With Time by Hines, Chip
Ranching full Time on 3 hours a day by Holmes, Cody
No Risk Ranching by Judy, Greg
All Flesh Is Grass: Pleasure & Promises of Pasture Farming by Logsdon, Gene
​Farmocology by Miller, Daphne
Pasture Profits with stocker cattle by Nation, Alan
Knowledge Rich Ranching by Nation, Alan
Quality Pasture by Nation, Alan
If You Want to Be a Cowboy Get a Job by Parsons, Stan
The Last Harvest by Raeburn, Paul
Why Grassfed is Best by Robinson, Jo
Grass-fed Cattle by Ruechel, Julius
Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Savory, Alan - Must Read
Holistic Resource Management: A Model for a Healthy Planet by Savory, Alan - Must Read
​Robert Bakewell and the Longhorn Breed of Cattle by Stanley, Pat - Very Important Work
Herdsmanship by Turner, Newman - suggested reading
Grass Productivity by Voison, Andre - excellent
Grass Tetany by Voison, Andre - excellent
Soil, Grass and Cancer by Voison, Andre - excellent
Fertility from the Ocean Deep by Walters, Charles
Weed Control With Out Poisons by Walters, Charles
Reproduction and Animal Health by Walters, Charles and Fry, Gearld
​Minerals for the Genetic Code based on the works of Dr. Richard Olree by Walters, Charles - Highly Recommended
Revolution on the Range: The rise of a New Ranch in the American West by White, Courtney
The Biological Farm by Zimmer, Gary
Words to Live By
​We Eat Clay and Wear It Too by Neal Bosshardt - link to pdf article
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Diamond, Jared M
Guns Germs and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Diamond, Jared M
Eat Fat Lose Fat by Enig, Mary and Fallon, Sally - everyone should read this
The One Straw Revolution by Fukuoka, Masanobu
The journal of Patrick Gass: Member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Gass, Patrick - excellent read
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Gladwell, Malcolm - excellent
Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Gladwell, Malcolm - good book
Outliers: The Story of Success by Gladwell, Malcolm
​Pottengers Prophecy by Graham, Gray - Highly Recommended
Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, … by Hallinan, Joseph
The Highest Calling by Janesky, Larry
The Time It Never Rained by Kelton, Elmer
The Day The Cowboys Quit by Kelton, Elmer
Farmers of 40 Centuries: Organic Farming in China, Korea and Japan by King, F.H.
World made by Hand: A Novel by Kunstler, James Howard
Crucial Conversations: Tools For Talking When The Stakes Are High by Patterson, Kerry
Omnivore's Dilemma by Pollan, Michael - interesting
The Botany of Desire by Pollan, Michael
In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto by Pollan, Michael
Grass, Soil, Hope: A Journey Through Carbon Country by White, Courtney and Pollan, Michael
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Price, Dr. Weston A. - in my opinion, this book is a must read!
​Vitamin K2: The Calcium Paradox by Rheaume-Bleue, Dr. Kate - this book is also a must read
Henry and the Great Society by Roush, H.L.
Steak: One Man's Search for the World's Tastiest Piece of Beef by Schatzker, Mark - excellent read
The Genius in All of Us: New Insights into Genetics, Talent and IQ by Shenk, David
Ripples from the Zambezi by Sirolli, Ernesto
Seeds of Deception by Smith, Jeff - A Must Read About GMO's
A Conflict of Visions by Sowell, Thomas
In the Bubble by Thackara, John
Beak of the Finch: A Story of Evolution in Our Time by Weiner, Jonathan
Security for Service Oriented Architectures by Williams, Walter