Modern Farmer

MARCH 27, 2024

Maintaining and building fences is a yearly job on every ranch, costing at least $20,000 per mile. Each new boundary drawn by a rancher moves livestock onto a fresh paddock, allowing grazed pastures time to recover as livestock feed in a new location. “We Its cattle collars are expected to launch in 2025.

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Civil Eats

MARCH 4, 2024

Since taking the helm of the facility’s nutrition and dining services in 2018, he has worked to revamp the cuisine, including sourcing almost half of ingredients from farms and ranches within a 250-mile radius of the Sacramento Valley. Santana Diaz, Executive Chef, U.C. Davis Med Center. Cumulatively, the U.C. in [one] hospital stay.”

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West Texas Livestock

DECEMBER 10, 2024

As temperatures drop, pastures go dormant, leaving forages unable to meet the nutritional demands of your animals. Winter brings a unique set of challenges for livestock producers.

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ProAg

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

If you grow forage for grazing or haying, youve probably wondered whether Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance is worth it. Essentially, its crop insurance for hay, whether your cattle graze on the acres or you bale your crop. Weather events can create expensive challenges for cattle producers. What is PRF insurance?

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AgriLife Today

MARCH 21, 2024

Continuing education units available to participants The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a virtual East Texas Pasture Management Program on April 5. Read More → The post Virtual East Texas Pasture Management Program set April 5 appeared first on AgriLife Today. The online program will run from 8:30 a.m.-3

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 31, 2025

But that has little to do with whats possible on pasture. There are differences in the way cattle are grazed and produced, just as there are differences in the way crops are produced. On a near-daily basis, we see further proof of these benefits in the lives of our fellow regenerative farmers and ranchers.

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West Texas Livestock

OCTOBER 11, 2024

This need is because, during this time, most of your tame pasture forages go into dormancy. Maintaining an adequate protein level in the diet is vital for your cattle. It is needed to […] The post Skyrocket cattle growth with protein tubs and smart feeding appeared first on West Texas Livestock Growers.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Dee River Ranchs investment in grain storage, soil health prompts a shift from pasture to cropland.

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ATTRA

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

This week’s episode of Voices from the Field is a conversation about Texas A&M University’s Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management, hosted by NCAT Sustainable Agriculture Specialist Darron Gaus. She and Darron are co-leaders of the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education’s Soil for Water Texas Working Group.

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AgriLife Today

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Digital agriculture, forage systems, beef cattle genetics featured topics The Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station at Beeville will host a field day Nov. 2 featuring a broad overview of new technology used in beef cattle production systems. The post AgriLife Research field day to cover new tech in cattle systems Nov.

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West Texas Livestock

MARCH 14, 2025

Providing a feed supplement to grazing cattle is essential because sometimes the natural forage just isn’t enough to meet their nutritional needs. When pasture grasses fall short, supplements help fill in the gaps so your animals can stay healthy and productive.

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UnderstandingAg

MARCH 14, 2025

It also preserves your pastures from tractor traffic during wet winter conditions. If you enter August with short pastures, you will be hard-pressed to build sufficient stockpile. If you enter August with short pastures, you will be hard-pressed to build sufficient stockpile. For most areas in the temperate regions of the U.S.,

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Modern Farmer

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Surveying the aftermath of the Kula Upcountry Fire—one of three devastating wildfires that raged across Maui last month—Brendan Balthazar noticed a striking pattern emerge across his cattle ranch. It’s all grazed pasture,” he says, spared “because the fuel load was low.”

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RR2CS

APRIL 18, 2022

Rod and Beth Vergouwen’s agricultural roots in Strathmore stem back to the early 1900s when Beth’s great-grandfather emigrated from Illinois with the vision to farm and ranch in southern Alberta. Today, Rod and family raise Angus cattle and a flock of Katahdin sheep on open native and annual forage pastures.

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West Texas Livestock

AUGUST 4, 2024

Introducing protein tubs into your pasture is a convenient way to provide additional nutrition. Once it’s in place, you don’t need to check it daily, which is particularly beneficial for those with other commitments, such as a job in town, who can’t be on the ranch daily.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Some roam through pastures testing bunches of fescue, a cool-season grass, for the sweetness the frost brings. based Vence , which was acquired by veterinary pharmaceutical giant Merck Animal Health in 2022, has been slowly rolling out a similar system on larger cattle ranches across the West since 2019.

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UnderstandingAg

DECEMBER 18, 2024

I was very impressed by what I saw and the superior cattle due to the adaptive genetics in the region. Here is the kicker: Adaptability directly translates to fertility, which are very important traits required in any profitable cattle operation. Producers and cattle are totally dependent on these products.

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Modern Farmer

MARCH 8, 2024

At Eagle Rock Ranch in Jefferson, Colorado, the elk start to gather at dusk. Gottenborg is working to create a habitat on his ranch that sustains the elk population. Gottenborg is working to create a habitat on his ranch that sustains the elk population. Every winter herds of elk come through Eagle Rock Ranch in search of food.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 20, 2024

Mickey Steward has worked hard to rehabilitate her ranch. You can’t buy a good ranch,” Steward jokes. You have to buy a ranch that, for whatever reason, has gotten rundown.” 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.

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Modern Farmer

APRIL 24, 2024

In 2002, Mardesen started selling his pork to Niman Ranch, a network of independent family farmers that raise livestock without antibiotics or added hormones. Cattle are often fed a corn or soy diet instead of grass, which can lead to illness. He cannot sell that pork to Niman Ranch, which has a strict “no-antibiotics ever” policy. “If

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Civil Eats

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Skoglund harvested nearly a bison a week out in his pastures last year to meet consumer demand. Left: Instead of trucking his bison to slaughter, Matt Skoglund drives out into the pasture and loads his rifle. Montana is known for ranching. million head of cattle in the state and just over 1 million people, or roughly 2.5

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Daily Yonder

DECEMBER 4, 2023

a nonprofit owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, has been quietly buying up ranch land in Nebraska’s Sandhills for the past three decades. confirmed that it is currently ranching on about 365,000 acres in the Sandhills. The sign at the entrance to Rex Ranch.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Cattle ranching is a demanding profession, it's essential to be prepared for the challenges that a harsh winter can bring. This blog will guide cattle ranchers on how to prepare for winter and ensure the well-being of their livestock. Consider adding windbreaks in outdoor areas to shield your cattle from harsh winter winds.

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West Texas Livestock

JUNE 17, 2024

Summer pneumonia, sometimes referred to as pasture pneumonia, is a disease that is usually observed in calves on pasture late in summer. It can affect calves from one month old to even five months old who have yet to be weaned.

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Farmbrite

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As the sun sets over the rolling hills and the cattle graze peacefully in the meadows, it's easy to appreciate the timeless beauty of ranching. Sustainable grazing practices help maintain healthy pastures and ecosystems, reduce the environmental impact of ranching, and enhance the overall well-being of the animals in your care.

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Farmbrite

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Cattle ranching is a demanding profession, and as we head into the winter season of 2023, it's essential to be prepared for the challenges that a harsh winter can bring. This blog will guide cattle ranchers on how to prepare for the impending winter and ensure the well-being of their livestock.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Rotational Grazing, Multi-Species Cropping, Relay Cropping, and the Future of Digital Collars for Cattle. By Trina Moyles Tim Wray grew up on his family’s cattle ranch in Irricana, a small town located 50 kilometres northeast of Calgary in southern Alberta. But they were just seeing the tip of the iceberg.

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UnderstandingAg

JULY 16, 2023

This is the how, why and for what reason a farm/ranch does what it does. Seeing the changes By 2017, we were seeing a positive response to rotationally grazing the pastures with stockers including more plant diversity, healthier plants, and better cattle performance. Context is also a way of explaining future goals.

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AgriLife Today

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Event features talks on pest control, aquatic vegetation management The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a continuing education workshop at the Wichita Falls Ranch and Farm Expo in Wichita Falls on March 8. The event will be from 8:45 a.m.-3:30 at the J.S. Bridwell Ag Center, 111 N. Burnett St., with registration.

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Farmbrite

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Introduction to Key Metrics When you’re managing a ranch, it's important to track key metrics that tell the story of your herd. The calculation can be done two ways: Using an average of every animal on your ranch, or Using an average of all animals that were born within a certain year (this will only include cows that have calved once).

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Modern Farmer

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Tony Prendergast’s XK Bar Ranch sits slightly south of Crawford, Colorado, near the Smith Fork of the North Fork of the Gunnison River on the southern edge of the agriculturally rich North Fork Valley. He lives in a small, strawbale house, built in the trees next to the main pasture. I may eat my words,” he told me.

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Agwired

JANUARY 29, 2025

Recognizing the vital role that four-legged friends often play on family farms and ranches, Farm Bureau launched the Farm Dog of the Year contest several years ago now a popular feature of the American Farm Bureau Federations Convention.

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RR2CS

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

With dry conditions affecting pastures across Alberta, this practice could help build resiliency in your pastures and livestock during times of drought. But did you know that AMP grazing can also improve water infiltration in your soil?

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Agwired

AUGUST 22, 2024

“Halter technology is a powerful system that helps users precisely manage pasture to lift the performance of the animals grazing it,” says Craig Piggott, Halter Founder and CEO. cattle ranchers.” By enabling more precise pasture management, virtual fencing can play a significant role in regenerative land management.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

You could argue that compared to other livestock, cattle are pretty simple to feed – get them grazing during the growing season and feed them bales in the winter. During a dry year, you might want to look into alternatives to hay that can help your cattle get the baseline nutrition they need and get you and your ranch through the year.

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RR2CS

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Not to mention how handy that strip of greenery adjacent to a wetland can be when your pasture isn’t growing or recovering the way you need it to. In this episode, we’re joined by Duane Movald of Movald Ranches, to learn more about managing and stewarding riparian areas.

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Wisconsin Farmers Union

APRIL 23, 2024

This year’s winners of the Soil Your Undies challenge are Liz and Randy Mittag of Shadow Ridge Ranch. The Mittags run a beef farm in River Falls that aims to raise cattle in a way that helps the land and connects the community to their food.

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