3 strategies to reduce cow herds’ environmental hoofprints
Reducing your cow herd’s environmental “hoofprints” in the pasture can often lead to money savings and increased efficiencies for the producer. This was the key takeaway from beef sustainability research…
Read More...Grassland Conservation Reserve Program acres grow to more than 2.5 million
Landowners and agricultural producers enrolled more than 2.5 million acres of grassland in the 2021 Grassland Conservation Reserve Program, double the number of acres they enrolled last year, the U.S.…
Read More...High-tech ‘brand’ to track cattle information
The cattle industry captures a lot of information about the animals being raised — birth weights, feed intake, rates of gain and more. A new partnership is looking at ways…
Read More...Climate programs will be voluntary, incentive-based, says USDA nominee
The USDA’s climate mitigation initiatives will be built on a simple rule: “If they don’t work for producers and landowners, they’re not going to work for the climate,” said Robert…
Read More...Environmental group outbids rancher for Idaho grazing lease
An environmental group that wants to end public-land grazing has outbid a rancher in central Idaho for a grazing lease on state land that includes habitat for bull trout and…
Read More...Study: Cattle grazing helps contain wildfires
USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) researchers are conducting a study evaluating the use of targeted cattle grazing to create fuel breaks in order to contain wildfires. The results are in,…
Read More...Getting Started Bison Ranching
A few things to consider when starting with or converting to bison ranching: 1) bison largely remain a wild and undomesticated species — treat them as dangerous wildlife, 2) precipitation…
Read More...In Wyoming, fences are coming down to make way for wildlife
Arthur Middleton and the Absaroka Fence Initiative are featured in this story that takes a look at the worldwide problem of barriers to wildlife migration. More than 600,000 miles of…
Read More...Six soil health principles for regenerative cattle ranches
The soil health principles are often discussed in the context of crop farming, but they can also be applied in pasture and range settings to regenerate soils
Read More...One Year After Wildfires Decimated California Rancher’s Herd and Legacy, Devastation Fuels Change
One year after wildfires ravaged Dave Daley’s herd, the California rancher is on a mission to save his family’s ranch legacy. But as his area is still scattered with scars,…
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