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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Research was conducted on the effects of rotational grazing (RG) compared to continuous grazing (CG) on the behavior of cattle grazing on ...

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 ...

For Sig Collins of Partridge, herding cattle and taking care of their needs is second nature. Always looking at new possibilities….or challenges, about two decades ago, he decided to introduce red ...

The application of summer patch burning to heal native rangeland may be best accomplished using rotational grazing, according to a range ecologist. The application of summer patch burning to heal ...

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley ...

You’ve seen it plenty of times: bare pasture grazed down to the nub. Who wouldn’t rather look out of the stable to see happy horses grazing on healthy pastures? One solution lies in rotational grazing ...