Before cattle are turned to grass for the summer, it’s important for producers to make the right preparations to ensure their livestock have a healthy and safe grazing season. Morgan Kauth, a producer ...

Predicting grassland productivity is a major challenge for ranchers and other land managers with grazing livestock. This productivity is key each spring when they are trying to decide how many cattle ...

“It’s summer cattle roundup time in the Flint Hills of Kansas.” Cowboys and cowgirls are gathering short-season, double-stocked, intensely grazed native grassland pastures. It’s a different scenario ...

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, ...

Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger in the Intermountain West. However, scientists have discovered that ...

BOULDER, Colo. – As part of a growing effort to reduce the risk of wildfires in Colorado, cattle are being deployed to eat dry grass that often fuels fast-moving flames. City officials in Boulder ...

The Missouri Dairy Grazing Conference provides insights and in-depth help on turning grass into green dollars with regular milk checks. The biennial meeting, July 7-8 in Springfield, Mo., promotes ...

COLUMBIA - Most of Missouri has experienced drought conditions all summer, and the problem has extended into September. Many farmers are concerned about the growing of Johnson grass and their cattle ...

Extension agents with the University of Arkansas' Division of Agriculture said stressed Johnson grass can wreak havoc on grazing cattle.The drought and heat wave killed around 170 head of cattle in ...

Scientists find making a seaweed additive more accessible to grazing cattle reduces methane emissions 40% and could make cattle farming more sustainable. Seaweed is once again showing promise for ...