“Efficient forage management and utilization is important to the profitability of a livestock operation,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist. The best way ...

SALMON, Idaho — James Gerrish coined the term “management-intensive grazing,” describing an approach to managing cattle he said improves ranchers’ soil health while boosting the carrying capacity of ...

Management Intensive Rotational Grazing (MIRG) is a BIG part of Prescribed Grazing Management. It’s a system of grazing in which ruminant and non-ruminant herds are regularly and systematically moved ...

PUKWANA, S.D. — For 32 years Larry Wagner has focused on implementing rotational grazing practices on his ranch near Pukwana, South Dakota. As a board member of the South Dakota Grassland Coalition, ...

A line of cows is the best treatment for your pasture. With a mob of cows, a paddock system, high-tensile wire, and electric fencing, you can cut hay expenses, improve soil and pasture health, and ...

Proper management of the spring flush of tall fescue gives pastures and cattle a head start for the rest of the grazing season, says University of Missouri Extension state forage specialist Harley ...

CALDWELL — Wayne Hungate’s holistic ranching method has enabled him to graze a bigger herd on a much smaller acreage of pasture, and yet his forage always seems to grow back thicker and more verdant ...

Dates for the Management-intensive Grazing (MiG) Schools in southwest Missouri have been set for 2015. MiG is also known as rotational grazing management. Producers who follow the MiG system manage ...

HAUSER, Idaho — Dryland ranchers got a “crash course” in managing grazing lands to increase productivity during a recent University of Idaho Extension workshop. Drought years tend to generate a lot of ...

Today is a great day to be in the office — as I sit here, writing this column, I’m watching it rain! This rain is our first significant moisture event since half an inch fell in early April. Up to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Livestock producers can get firsthand tips on how to incorporate management-intensive grazing techniques during two-day seminars in June that will run in both northern and ...

CALDWELL — Wayne Hungate’s holistic ranching method has enabled him to graze a bigger herd on a much smaller acreage of pasture, and yet his forage always seems to grow back thicker and more verdant ...