The federal government allows livestock grazing across an area of publicly owned land more than twice the size of California, making ranching the largest land use in the West. Billions of dollars of ...

January is a natural time to reflect back, think forward and set the stage for a more resilient grazing season.

Destocking is reducing livestock numbers worldwide, changing land use, nature balance, and future grazing decisions.

In an Oklahoma State University rancher webinar, Paul Beck, associate professor of animal science at OSU, discussed the controversial concept of which is better—continuous grazing versus rotational ...

Moving livestock from field to field to lessen the impact of their grazing practices is slowly taking hold, and some proponents say new federal funding coupled with better outreach could get more ...

Jim Gerrish, owner of American Grazing Lands Services LLC in May, Idaho, recently spoke to producers in Iowa on the benefits the rotational grazing programs. Gerrish describes how producers can take ...

For decades, researchers have focused on the problem of overgrazing, in which expanding herds of cattle and other livestock ...

LANSING, Iowa -Mark and Marcia Kruse's rotational grazing system runs along their ridge top farm straight south from the barn. On a clear day, they can see the Mississippi River and Wisconsin beyond.

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Sunn hemp’s vigorous growth makes it a great complement to cool-season forages, says Harley Naumann, University of Missouri forage physiologist. Naumann’s six-year research shows that the ...

University of Nevada Cooperative Extension is offering Managed Intensive Grazing Systems Workshops 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., July 23 in Gardnerville and July 24 in Fallon. Managed intensive grazing ...