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Rest after fire: Is it as simple as two years?

The complex nature of rangeland ecology makes a blanket two-year rest policy difficult, and ongoing research seeks to better understand the variables influencing plant recovery and livestock grazing after fires.

January 5, 2024

Christopher Schachtschneider

When is the best time to graze after a fire? This question seems simple but is quite challenging to answer because there are many factors that contribute to the context.

How to keep your grass growing in the hot, dry months

Monitor vegetation levels and adjust management strategies as needed to keep pastures productive during the hot, dry summer months.

June 16, 2023

Melinda Ellison

Encouraging animals to disperse and utilize the full range can be a pain this time of year, but necessary for the health of the range plants.

Tested and true: Five strategies that improved herd performance in 2022

October 27, 2022

Amelie Mainville

Five dairy farms across Ontario decided to try something new in 2022 and came out the other side with new strategies for success on their dairies. From new feed mills to new reproductive strategies, each new practice held the key to more milk production.

Fix it or start over? Balancing pasture management for maximum production

Starting over is one option when faced with poor pasture or range conditions. However, with some proper maintenance, and nutrient and weed management, plants can be revived.

August 25, 2022

Joseph Sagers

The real goal of every livestock producer is to maximize the amount of energy captured by the sun in the range or pasture allotted to them.

Rotational grazing: ‘That won’t work here!’

May 24, 2021

Jenny Pluhar

We sat across the desk from the gentleman who had leased the ranch for the last five years. The owner and I were meeting with him, trying to suggest that we needed to change grazing methods to improve the range health.

Rest: More important than grazing?

March 24, 2021

Jenny Pluhar

Have you ever had “one of those days” after a long night out on the town or pulling a college all-nighter?

Grazing management plans: Technical service providers

November 15, 2015

Heather Smith Thomas

One of the services offered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is grazing management plans. These plans can be developed by a technical service provider (TSP).

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Rest after fire: Is it as simple as two years?

How to keep your grass growing in the hot, dry months

Tested and true: Five strategies that improved herd performance in 2022

Fix it or start over? Balancing pasture management for maximum production

Rotational grazing: ‘That won’t work here!’

Rest: More important than grazing?

Grazing management plans: Technical service providers

Congress extends farm bill, averts gov't shutdown

The financial condition of Idaho agriculture: 2024

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