A study by USDA’s Economic Research Service finds 40% of cow-calf operations use rotational grazing and less than half of them use intensive rotational grazing. Of the operations reporting using ...
Rotational grazing is often promoted as a cure-all for pasture health, soil conservation and ranch profitability. Yet adoption remains surprisingly low, said state forage specialist with University of ...
DETROIT LAKES — The 57 cow-calf pairs on the Tim and Angie Lehrke farm near Ogema spend almost all their time outside, all year round. They are moved every few days among a half-dozen areas of grazing ...
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 ...
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 ...
Dozens of cattle, Angus mostly, hoofed their way through the Sterling Ranch planned community south of Littleton last Sunday morning, cowboys at their flanks either on horseback or four-wheelers. The ...
European starlings are the bane of U.S. cattle producers and dairy operators. These fast-breeding birds often flock near farmsteads and feedlots, eating and contaminating livestock feed. They also ...
We are two middle school students at Scattergood Friends School in West Branch, Iowa. Our names are Ruby and Jasper, Seventh and eighth-graders. We have a project in school: to inform the public about ...
However, that’s not all optimistic, according to a number of outlooks for months ahead as presented by several weather forecasters. Of course, it’s common knowledge weathermen and women are wrong as ...
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dozens of cattle, Angus mostly, hoofed their way through the Sterling Ranch planned community south of Littleton last Sunday morning, cowboys at their flanks ...