Proposed roundups target 3,500 wild horses in Wyoming
The U.S. Bureau of Management is accepting public comments through the end of April on plans to remove some 3,500 wild horses from public land in southwestern Wyoming. The federal…
Read More...Megadrought: New Mexico farms face uncertain future
Historic heavy usage of Rio Grande water has left New Mexico in a particularly difficult position ahead of the impending drought. Right now, a New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission hydrogeologist…
Read More...Virtual fence keeps cattle where you want them
To manage livestock, we need ways to keep them in desired areas. Traditionally, herding or fencing (permanent or portable) were the only options. Now there is virtual fencing-invisible boundaries that…
Read More...How Regenerative Ranching is Revitalizing Rangelands
Duke Phillips, a third generation rancher and the CEO & Founder of Ranchlands, has spent his life on working lands. When people learn this, they generally have one of two notions—a…
Read More...Bird Friendliness Index Shows Audubon Conservation Ranching is Bringing Grassland Birds Back
Populations show a jump of more than a third in some areas. The National Audubon Society created the Conservation Ranching Initiative (ACR) in order to support ranchers while protecting and…
Read More...Service enhances cattle management tasks
Capturing information on any operation can be a challenge. That’s why AgriWebb has created a ranch management data capture platform to help ranchers boost profits. The system can help a…
Read More...Invasive grass is overwhelming U.S. deserts—providing fuel for wildfires
In Arizona, the problem is so severe that the grass is officially labeled a noxious weed, but the grass has spread to numerous states from Hawaii to Florida. It shades…
Read More...Swiss study shows that paying people to conserve biodiversity pays off
Swiss farmers are part of a government program that reimburses them for overseeing certain parts of their property in ways that promote biodiversity. And a study published recently in the journal Biodiversity and…
Read More...Building a sustainable U.S. beef system
Sustainability needs to be the business-as-usual approach in the U.S. beef industry in order to ensure long-term food supply, economic security for ranchers and their communities, and a healthy environment…
Read More...Stateline Range grazing project challenged
Despite President Joe Biden signing an executive order to “consider suspending, revising, or rescinding the agency actions” made during the Trump administration, environmentalists continue their efforts to halt projects. Western…
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