When left to their own devices, livestock can be picky eaters, said David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education for the University of ...
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 ...
REDWOOD FALLS, Minn. —When Grant and Dawn Breitkreutz got their first EQIP contract, the Redwood Falls cattle producers were told their native pasture had three species of grasses and no forbs or ...
Twenty-five years ago, Brian Pemberton bought acreage filled with thorn trees, scrub brush and multiflora roses. The only water source was a frog pond. The land needed four things: a road, buildings, ...
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 ...
During the current coronavirus outbreak, producers may find they have a little more time on their hands as they practice social distancing, said David Fernandez, Ph.D. This may be the right time to ...
Management Intensive Rotational Grazing (MIRG) is a BIG part of Prescribed Grazing Management. It’s a system of grazing in which ruminant and non-ruminant herds are regularly and systematically moved ...
STAPLES, Minn. — Todd County farmers Mike Wagner, Steve Gilbertson and Roger Dukowitz raise beef in rotational grazing systems. The Todd County Soil and Water Conservation District recently sponsored ...
Massive paddocks might be the norm in the Brewarrina district where the annual rainfall is officially just 385mm. Yet the family’s 9200 hectare Bokhara Plains will eventually be fenced into up to 400 ...