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. Yes, I said we are making more money with fewer cattle. The cattle balanced their own diet between the lush new growth and the high-fiber stockpile.

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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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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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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 28, 2025

But European settlers were remarkably effective at shooting and poisoning prairie dogs and plowing up their burrows. Now that the population is recovering and has started to clear larger areas of grass, however, some tribal members who raise cattle have begun expressing frustration to the tribal council.

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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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Agwired

MARCH 22, 2024

Julia Letlow (R-LA) with AFBF’s Golden Plow award. The Golden Plow is the highest honor the organization gives to sitting members of Congress. Pledges will benefit the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Disaster Relief Fund and county-level efforts recommended by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

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Modern Farmer

JANUARY 30, 2024

And it was sheep and cattle and horses, most of them.” One producer, Cotton recalls, an 82-year-old rancher, lost the majority of his sheep and cattle. “We We brought in a plow and dug a big trench, and then we piled all of his dead cattle up and rolled it into the trench with the snowplow….The

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