On Jan. 24, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) announced it filed notice of intent to sue the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) over the listing of the lesser prairie chicken under the Endangered Species Act.

For the past 50 years, the Joe C. King & Sons Ranch has operated with the belief that their corner of central Montana is best left as native range where cattle, wildlife and landscape act in a mutually beneficial and sustainable system.

Sometimes what looks cheaper may not be when all costs are considered. 

When my colleagues and I first started working with cover crops, we all had experience with the usual mix of crops grown in the Magic Valley, either by growing up on farms or working with them in our professional careers.

Everybody and their dog knows pollinators are vital to the overall ecological health of the Earth. But just how important are they to livestock producers in particular? Perhaps just as pivotally, can grazing livestock not only coexist but be a benefit to these insects?

Double C Cattle Company is a fifth-generation commercial cow-calf operation in southern Oklahoma owned and operated by Chuck and Ruth Coffey and their three children – Seth, Aaron and Sarah – and their spouses.

Over the past decade, the importance of better understanding our cattle’s grazing behavior and impact on rangelands has become increasingly important. With the increasing size of finished cattle, the size of breeding cattle must also grow to create those larger-framed cattle.