Let’s be honest: Some grazing practices are better than others when it comes to impacting the bottom line. However, there isn’t always universal agreement as to which practices should hold

In February, Ranch Management Consultants (RMC) will host a Ranching for Profit (RFP) School in Burlington, Vt

Like the kid who everyone ridiculed as a child and then transformed into that class’ “Most Likely to Succeed” upon high school graduation, crabgrass has at long last found its rightful

Back in late July, an energized and eclectic group of 22 Australian producers stepped off a plane in Dallas, Texas, to embark on a 3,500-plus mile, three-week learning journey across the United States

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Sunn hemp (Crotalaria juneca) has been showing up in summer annual mixtures across the country. Its quick growth and ability to fix nitrogen make it a good candidate for mixtures with sorghum, sudangrass,

The author is a freelance writer from Bozeman, Mont., and has her own communications business, Cowpunch Creative. Jesse BussardRecently, an Australian company, Maia Technology, released a new free grazing

In the past few years, many have been proclaiming the benefits of greens for our pastures, as well

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I like baseball. Perhaps that’s not entirely true; my wife would say I’m obsessed with baseball.I don’t deny it

It’s remarkable how much we’ve learned over the years about forages, their nutrient components, and how to feed them. It’s equally remarkable how much we don’t know

The situation: A large cattle ranch in Florida was having reproductive problems that included low conception rates, embryonic losses, abortions, and a reduced live-calf crop

“We manage it as best we can.” That’s the typical response I get from livestock producers, beef or dairy, when I ask them about bloat issues from their pure or nearly pure legume pastures,

Many factors should be considered when determining how much, if any, fertilizer to apply to bermudagrass pastures

In late January, ranchers and rangeland researchers gathered together in Nevada for the Society for Range Management’s (SRM) 71st Annual Meeting

An online search for photographs of New Zealand agriculture often results in landscapes of happy sheep grazing on lush pasture against a backdrop of snow-capped mountains

Maintaining proper stocking rates to avoid overgrazing is the number one requirement for a financially successful ranch

All cattle are “grass-fed” until they reach the finishing phase. Calves are usually sent to a feedlot for finishing, where they’re put on a high-concentrate diet to add marbling

The title is a common question that I get when discussing the management of a property or when a producer considers buying or leasing a new property

In the South, there are complaints of temperatures in the 50s. Those in the North are doing the same about lows in the teens and frequent snow showers. In both cases, spring is slow to get out of firs

Drought is often not a question of “if” but rather “when.” Having a plan in place to get through it can keep both cattle and pastures productive