Grazing

The arid Western states are prone to seasonal wildfires, especially during drought conditions. Targeted grazing can provide forage for cattle and create firebreaks to slow a wildfire’s momentum.

The underlying theme you must recognize in making a land purchase is: Land has become recognized as an investment-class asset.

To a forage-hungry cow, the great sagebrush sea of the West embodies the famous paraphrasing of a Coleridge quotation: water, water, everywhere – but not a drop to drink.

Native rangelands are an integral part of the beef industry in many regions of the U.S.

Most cattle producers can tell you the body condition score of their cattle, but do they know the condition of their pastures?

Cover crop acreage is expected to increase in response to the USDA Risk Management Agency’s revision to the preventive planting insurance provisions, allowing producers to hay or graze a cover crop on preventive-plant acres beginning Sept. 1.