Winter grazing: simplified
Bale grazing offers option for less labor, better soil health. “It’s very economical, and it’s good for the soil.” A producer shares his experience with bale grazing.
Read More...What role can bison play in the future of sustainable ranching?
Gleason started Gleason Bison two years ago after a career shift from public relations and marketing and a return to the Durango area. Her operation has grown from a few…
Read More...New partnerships find win-win projects between ranchers and environmentalists
“You can do all the conservation practices in the world,” said Susie Evans, a fifth-generation cattle rancher in Chaffee County, Colorado. “But if it doesn’t profit, you’re gone.”
Read More...Watch: The Need for Flexibility: Exploring Innovation in a Public Land Grazing System
The Bureau of Land Management’s Outcome-based Grazing program offers a more collaborative approach between the BLM and its partners within the livestock grazing community when issuing grazing authorizations. The program…
Read More...Prescribed Fires Can Help Restore Biodiversity to Great Plains
A recent study published in Ecological Solutions and Evidence suggests that large, intense and controlled burns can halt and reverse the encroachment of woody plants into grasslands and help restore…
Read More...Cover crops offer grazing opportunities
Most grazing systems are anchored by perennial forages, which means there are parts of the year when pasture productivity will take a plunge. To fill these gaps and ensure steady…
Read More...Legal Ledger Brief: ASI/NCBA awarded grazing grant
The American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) were granted more than $200,000 in Farm Bill funding to develop movement decision criteria for sheep and cattle…
Read More...Watch: Guardians Of The Grasslands
Guardians Of The Grasslands is a short documentary that explores the current state of one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems, the Great Plains grasslands, and the role that cattle play…
Read More...FWS Sued Over “Burdensome” ESA Regulations After Endangered Bird’s Habitat Overlaps With Cattle Ranch
A cattle growers’ association sued several federal agencies for the allegedly “burdensome federal regulations” on land use imposed under the Endangered Species Act, particularly for cattle growers who rely on…
Read More...$19 Million Research Project Seeks to Understand How Management Impacts Soil Health, Farmer Well-Being
An international coalition announced a $19 million research project aimed at understanding how a farmer or ranchers’ grazing management decisions impacts soil health on pasture and rangeland (commonly called grazing…
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