Outcome-based grazing: meet the participating ranches
The Bureau of Land Management implements an initiative known as Outcome-Based Grazing Authorizations. It is designed to offer a more collaborative approach between the BLM and its partners within the…
Read More...Healthy soil is key to feeding the world
Conventional wisdom says we need industrial agriculture to feed the world. Not so, says geologist David Montgomery: Practices that focus on creating healthy soil can transform agriculture.
Read More...New research finds ranchers consider diverse factors in managing their land
A new study evaluates the complex decision-making process of how ranchers choose to manage their land, more specifically how they choose to irrigate their land and why. They found that…
Read More...Could farming secure the future of America’s national parks?
An experimental project underway at Cuyahoga Valley National Park in Ohio, about 20 miles south of Cleveland, allows farmers to be stewards of the land and protect its rich cultural…
Read More...WA wildlife department to purchase ag land
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife seeks to expand access to hunting and fishing with the purchase of agricultural lands in Asotin and Garfield Counties.
Read More...30 Harvests
Today farmers face the largest challenge of this generation – creating sustainable food systems and solving climate change. And they only have 30 harvests until 2050 to do it.
Read More...Cattle call on the eastern plains
Fifth-generation Flying Diamond Ranch builds land stewardship into their business model.
Read More...Colorado Women in Ranching: A spirit of nurturing, sustainability is alive at San Juan Ranch
Defying convention is standard at San Juan Ranch. And with the mounting pressures from prolonged drought, climate change and unsustainably low crop prices, Sullivan and her partner George Whitten’s idiosyncratic take…
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