Shrub encroachment on grasslands can increase groundwater recharge
A new study modeled shrub encroachment on a sloping landscape and reached a startling conclusion: Shrub encroachment on slopes can increase the amount of water that goes into groundwater storage.…
Read More...Saving our planet starts in the soil
Peter Byck, a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University, is currently helping to lead a $6.3 million research project focused on Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing; collaborating with 20 scientists…
Read More...To reach sustainable wild horse levels, feds say it will take more than $1 billion and years of work
Federal land managers say it will take two decades and cost more than $1 billion over the first six years alone to slash wild horse populations to sustainable levels necessary…
Read More...Water quality can impact livestock production
Providing adequate water to livestock is critical for animal health and production. Canadian studies have shown the quality of water accessible to livestock is directly tied to the amount of…
Read More...Soil pathogens rise as temperatures do
Pathogenic plant fungi are likely to multiply and spread as rising temperatures warm soils, thereby accelerating climate change-induced crop losses, according to research published in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Read More...Most farmers in the Great Plains don’t grow fruits and vegetables. The pandemic is changing that.
Amid massive tracts of wheat and corn destined for global markets, some farmers are planting cover crop mixes including fruits and vegetables designed to be harvested by their communities.
Read More...Sweetgrass official trailer
An unsentimental elegy to the American West, Sweetgrass follows the last modern-day cowboys to lead their flocks of sheep up into Montanas breathtaking and often dangerous Absaroka-Beartooth mountains for summer…
Read More...Fire, mixed-species grazing enhance livestock production in research project
Researchers from Oklahoma State University are partnering with university scientists and researchers in two other states on a project using fire and mixed animal species to graze in an effort…
Read More...Soil pores hold the key to stability for desert soils
With little dead plant material to decompose and create a rich layer of organic matter, desert soils are unique. It is important to study these soils because semi-arid lands cover about…
Read More...NMSU study finds cover crops can improve soil health
A five-year study by a New Mexico State University researcher found that integrating cover crops, such as legumes and grasses, into existing cropping systems can increase the biological health of…
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