Grazing Management Plans
Investing time in spring monitoring and forage management can pay dividends for your herd and your bottom line throughout the growing season.
Halter’s Andrew Fraser explains how virtual fencing collars use sound, vibration and GPS to automate rotational grazing, increase pasture utilization and reduce ranch labor.
The April 2026 theme of the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP), “Climate and Resilience,” highlights a critical reality.
Fast-growing pasture creates ideal conditions for grass tetany in lactating cows. Understanding risk factors, early signs and mineral management is key to prevention.
The Smith family captures value from cover crops twice—first as high-quality cattle feed and then as biological fuel for no-till corn and soybeans.
Ducks Unlimited and AgriWebb are partnering to provide tech to promote grassland management.
University of Missouri’s Carson Roberts explains 5 reasons why rotational grazing fails and 5 ways to make it work.
Digging into how regenerative grazing can net healthy soils and healthy bottom lines.
5 strategic approaches to fall grazing.
Ceres Tag & RangeView are helping ranchers transform their operations with direct-to-satellite ear tags and grazing management platforms.
Due to limited and varied rainfall, this southern California ranch uses targeted grazing to help restore habitat, increase forage production and mitigate wildfire.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension specialists share these tips for grazing after a wildfire.
Cattleman Mike Williams uses a grazing management plan, virtual fencing technology and involvement with local and state cattle associations to meet the challenges of ranching in southern California.
Carrying capacity and stocking rate are two terms ranchers must understand as they each play an important role in grazing management.
Farmers and ranchers use controlled or prescribed burns to enhance native grasslands as well as reduce fuel loads that ultimately reduces wildfire risk.
Beginning or growing your grazing management strategy can make a difference in efficiency, profitability and legacy on your ranch. Learn how to take your next step with resources from experts.
Allowing cattle to graze is a well documented tool to help remove the fuel that can lead to wildfires.
Written grazing management maximizes benefits, but adoption lags. Understanding why and how the industry can accelerate positive progress.
Two generational ranches share the benefits of written grazing management plans for stewardship, profitability and legacy.
Virtual fencing allows grazing to continue after wildfire rips through rancher’s BLM allotment.
Virtual fencing provides options for small pasture sizes and not-so-great physical fences.
Virtual fencing helps Texas cattleman move cattle from the comfort of home before the summer heat sets in.
Virtual fencing offers Wild Olive Cattle Company flexibility in grazing the dry, brushy country of their south Texas ranch.
2024 Environmental Stewardship Award Program winners share these tips for improving grazing.
With a ‘safe-to-fail’ approach, Barb Downey and Joe Carpenter try new practices.
Virtual fencing technology is ever-changing and producers have several options available in the U.S. to find what fits their operations.
The Conservation Connector directory allows users to search programs by crop, conservation practice, and geography to help producers and their advisers find relevant local programs.