How Kansas ranchers and the land benefit from going back to the way of the bison
A new generation of ranchers finds success experimenting with methods that go against the grain. They could be blazing a trail to more profitable ranching while aiding prairie wildlife.
Read More...Stricter controls sought against ag-based water pollution
Greater buffer zones around bodies of water and more consistent enforcement of water protection regulations are needed to reduce agriculture-based pollution in the Western U.S., a recent review from Oregon…
Read More...BLM PREPARES FOR EMERGENCY ACTION TO SAVE DROUGHT-STRICKEN WILD HORSES AND BURROS ON PUBLIC LANDS
The BLM is prepared to ramp up wild horse and burro gathers over the next two months as extreme heat and drought conditions across much of the West threaten the…
Read More...Conserving prime hay ground as well as Colorado’s elk and deer
Thanks to forward-thinking stewardship by the Etcharts, prime rangeland in NW Colorado will stay a working ranch forever, rather than being chopped up into a subdivision. In order to maintain…
Read More...In The Bull’s Eye: A Human Swarm Is Overwhelming The Yellowstone Region
Challenges to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem including rural subdivisions, sprawling towns, and unprecedented levels of recreation and tourism are threatening ecosystems, migration corridors and communities.
Read More...Innovative ‘Soil for Water’ regenerative agriculture project expands to Montana
Building on a successful peer-to-peer network of Texas ranchers who are implementing innovative grazing techniques to improve soil health and increase profitability, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) is…
Read More...Producers Can Now Hay, Graze and Chop Cover Crops Anytime and Still Receive Full Prevented Planting Payment
Agricultural producers with crop insurance can hay, graze or chop cover crops for silage, haylage or baleage at any time and still receive 100 percent of the prevented planting payment.…
Read More...Trump roundups worked: Herds drop for first time in 9 years
(Subscription) The Bureau of Land Management’s aggressive Trump-era wild horse and burro roundup strategy, slammed by critics as cruel and unnecessary, apparently cut herd sizes on federal rangelands for the…
Read More...Mexico’s cowboys struggle to maintain traditional lifestyle
Baja’s vaqueros are battling against the encroachment of the modern world, climate change, and COVID-19.
Read More...New study shows how loss of drought-sensitive species could affect grasslands
A recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows how the health of a California grassland might be affected in a future with less biodiversity and…
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