“Efficient forage management and utilization is important to the profitability of a livestock operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. The best way ...

SALMON, Idaho — James Gerrish coined the term “management-intensive grazing,” describing an approach to managing cattle he said improves ranchers’ soil health while boosting the carrying capacity of ...

HAUSER, Idaho — Dryland ranchers got a “crash course” in managing grazing lands to increase productivity during a recent University of Idaho Extension workshop. Drought years tend to generate a lot of ...

PUKWANA, S.D. — For 32 years Larry Wagner has focused on implementing rotational grazing practices on his ranch near Pukwana, South Dakota. As a board member of the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, ...

University of Missouri Extension will host a Management Intensive Grazing School in cooperation with several agencies May 7 to 9 in St. Clair County. MU Extension, the USDA Natural Resources ...

A line of cows is the best treatment for your pasture. With a mob of cows, a paddock system, high-tensile wire, and electric fencing, you can cut hay expenses, improve soil and pasture health, and ...

CALDWELL — Wayne Hungate’s holistic ranching method has enabled him to graze a bigger herd on a much smaller acreage of pasture, and yet his forage always seems to grow back thicker and more verdant ...

Today is a great day to be in the office — as I sit here, writing this column, I’m watching it rain! This rain is our first significant moisture event since half an inch fell in early April. Up to ...

Dates for the Management-intensive Grazing (MiG) Schools in southwest Missouri have been set for 2015. MiG is also known as rotational grazing management. Producers who follow the MiG system manage ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - There's more to grazing livestock than just turning animals loose on acres of grass. Successful producers carefully plan where, when and how long their livestock feed themselves ...

Long lush forage after resting in August and September. This is going into Autumn in style! You start with a couple head of livestock because you know that one would be lonely, or you brought home a ...

CALDWELL — Wayne Hungate’s holistic ranching method has enabled him to graze a bigger herd on a much smaller acreage of pasture, and yet his forage always seems to grow back thicker and more verdant ...