UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The increased diversity also provides more nutrient-dense pastures for our cattle to graze on. Instead, lets talk about cattle and making money. Over-winter feed costs are often the largest expense for livestock owners, and in many parts of the country where hay is more expensive, it can rob the profit out of cow/calf pair production.

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Pasture Forage Livestock Manure 105

UnderstandingAg

JULY 16, 2023

Local practices included moldboard plowing to reseed perennial hay fields and as part of the plowing procedure, it is common to place drainage furrows with a plow on 30-60-feet centers. With a move away from tillage, I am now seeing an increase in plant diversity, soil health and increased soil support for cattle and equipment.

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Plowing Pasture Seeding Cattle 95

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 20, 2024

Steward runs Red Angus cattle on about 1,000 acres of land over the Crow Reservation in Montana, right at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains. Keeping the ground temperature steady, maintaining adequate soil moisture, moving the cattle at the right pace…it’s a lot to keep in mind. So, she’s learned how to build her land back up.

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Ranching Plowing Cattle Acre 90

Cropaia

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Excessive or deep plowing disrupts the soil structure, releases stored carbon, and can lead to erosion. Integrating livestock : Some regenerative systems incorporate livestock, such as cattle or sheep, into crop rotations.

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Agriculture Agriculture Farming Farming 105

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

But European settlers were remarkably effective at shooting and poisoning prairie dogs and plowing up their burrows. Researchers, however, say the effects of prairie dogs on livestock forage are mixed. Wildlife and cattle will graze prairie dog colonies because of the new growth coming back throughout the year, said Fox.

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Ranching Cattle Forage Pruning 92

Modern Farmer

JANUARY 30, 2024

“As you’re structuring your cropping and the livestock rotations, you’re having to actively adapt, sometimes daily, to deal with the weather conditions.” Livestock producers and ranchers have a lot to deal with during a disaster, but crop farmers face a range of long-term impacts from weather events. That’s his life.

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Farming Farming Livestock Cattle 83

Modern Farmer

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Other pastoralists are nomadic, walking at least 10 miles a day herding cattle from region to region in the hunt for pastureland. If we lose our livestock, we lose our culture, our dignity, said Rabari. The conditions impacted crop yields, livestock, the transportation of goods, and the larger supply chain.

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Agriculture Agriculture Food Harvesting 75