Pasture-Forage
Livestock producers appreciate the value of livestock production records. Records are important for evaluating past decisions and planning for progress in their herd or flock. Pasture records are just as valuable.
Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% over the next 75 years.
Beef producers need to think outside the box.
Beef production needs to think outside the box.
Kimball, Neb. rancher shares his endless fascination at the lush diversity of the shortgrass ecosystem.
Be mindful of the cow patties in the field, but be respectful of the beetles that gather around them.
Half of the Earth’s land mass is made up of rangelands, which include grasslands and savannas, yet they are being transformed at an alarming rate.
Direct linkages can be found between farm efficiency and carbon emissions and sequestration, according to “Factors Affecting Cow-Calf Herd Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” a Texas A&M AgriLife Research paper recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
The federal government is setting aside $35 million over three years to help landowners conserve wetlands and grasslands in the five-state Prairie Pothole Region.