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An appeals court ruled this week agricultural groups can intervene in a lawsuit seeking to keep gray wolves on the Endangered Species list.

American ranchers continue to face challenges to end livestock grazing on federal lands. We must remain vigilant to those challenges in order to contribute to U.S. agriculture, the food industry and the U.S. economy.

Intensive or ‘mob’ grazing allows for higher stocking densities, but does it provide benefits to soil health and biodiversity? UNL researchers share their findings after an eight-year study.

In just 4 years, targeted grazing has intercepted three wildfires around Elko, NV. Preventing these fires conserved wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and other ecosystem services.

Project will impact working ranches and rural communities, while quantifying the value of soil health and other ecosystem functions.

As tender spring forages begin to grow, what happens when a late frost occurs? How should cattle producers manage the impacts?

The ongoing drought continues to squeeze available hay supplies and drought this year is a severe threat to 2022 hay production. May 1 hay stocks in the 17 plains and western states were down 17.7 percent year-over-year.

Bayer Range and Pasture Program helps ranchers restore rangeland with a single herbicide application.

An emergency preparedness plan can assist a cattlemen’s ability to respond to varying threats.  Developing a disaster plan is a good idea for both people and all the animals they care for on a farm or ranch.

Could a proposed ‘endangered species’ along the southern Texas border be a deterrent to proceed with border enforcement activities? Texas Attorney General Paxton comments.

The Ranch Rover is an autonomous ranch vehicle with the purpose of providing aid to the ranch operation in the form of feeding, livestock monitoring, and data collection.

Access to adequate, good quality water will continue to be a challenge for ranchers in North Dakota who depend on surface water sources, such as dugouts and stock dams to provide water to livestock.

More than 61% of the contiguous US is in some classification of drought. That’s the largest percentage of drought classification since 2012, the year the continental US saw an all-time record of 65% during September.

Federal protections for gray wolves must be restored under the Endangered Species Act across much of the U.S., according to a federal judge.

Federal Wildlife Service plan aerial gunning of estray cattle located in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico despite local ranchers concerns.

Nitrogen fertilizer prices have reached over $750/ton for urea (over 85¢/pound of N), with expectations that it could reach over $1,000/ton. Consider using legumes in our pastures to replace N fertilizers.

Beef producers know grazing land is in short supply. With more acres being developed or converted to cropland, cow-calf operations may consider alternatives to traditional pasture management.

Drought is expanding in the country. There is plenty of time to avoid widespread drought impacts but without significant moisture in the next 2-3 months, the cattle industry could see major impacts.

A USDA grant will fund the use of crop-insurance data to improve education and extension efforts that help farmers and ranchers assess the ways extreme weather has caused production losses and to project future losses.

The 2022 North Dakota Reclamation Conference, “Investing in Effective Reclamation,” will focus on reclamation practices and technology to improve reclamation success.

In an effort to connect farmers, ranchers, and land managers to current, useful range management resources, the Society for Range Management (SRM) launched Good Grazing Makes Cent$ (GGMC).

Each summer, Ranchland Trust of Kansas invites amateur and professional photographers of all ages to submit photos that showcase the mission of RTK and Kansas’ ranching heritage.

A public-private partnership has purchased the Pipkin Ranch for management by New Mexico's Department of Game & Fish to expand the habitat of the lesser prairie chicken and other grassland wildlife.

The Public Lands Council (PLC) honored individuals who have demonstrated an exceptional dedication to the industry and partnership with public lands ranchers during PLC’s 53rd Annual Meeting.

Consistent progress and creative methods in developing their ranch earned Bradley 3 Ranch, Memphis, Texas, the 2021 Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Sustainability Award.

Giveaway winners receive free trials of Rejuvra® or Invora® herbicides, helping restore rangelands long term for stronger returns on cattle.

A consortium of researchers, extension specialists and educators are looking to help ranching operations and landowners prevent and reverse rangeland losses by replicating natural fire and grazing.

Cattle ranchers and industry professionals are invited to hear the latest cutting-edge information and updates for their businesses at the upcoming Range Beef Cow Symposium, Nov. 16-17.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will conduct a 12-month status review to determine whether or not to issue a designation for the gray wolf in western North America under the Endangered Species Act.

Rotational grazing provides plants within pastures rest from repeated defoliation by grazers by separating the entire pasture unit into several paddocks.

Ranchers across the Northern Plains face forage quality and quantity issues this year due to the continuing drought. Extension experts provide tips for supplementing cows to meet nutrient requirements economically.

Late spring to early summer is when mesquite foliage is mature with a dark-green color. This is the best time to treat mesquite with Invora because the leaves are the avenue into the root of the plant.

When considering how to plan for a fly and tick control program for your cattle operation it is important to know the difference in application methods and their specific longevity in relation to adequate control.

The latest U.S. Drought monitor indicates drought is gripping pastures, with 60% of the nation's cow herd is now in some level of drought or dryness, and it's causing cow slaughter numbers to climb.

USDA reports pasture and range conditions from May-October and the initial reports this year show U.S. pasture conditions are the worst ever for May back to 1995 with 44% of pastures in poor to very poor condition. 

The Climbing Arrow Ranch consisting of nearly 80,000 acres near Bozeman - and featured in a 1992 Robert Redford movie - was under contract within a week for its asking price after a bidding war.

For Double C Cattle Company, stewardship of the land reigns and the cattle are an integral tool in management.

Public lands ranchers are conservation experts. Cattle and sheep producers have cultivated healthy ecosystems on private lands and leverage that environmental success onto the federal grazing allotments they manage.

Oregon rancher Alec Oliver was determined to return to ranching and working from horseback after he was paralyzed in a vehicle accident nearly a decade ago.

With breeding season approaching, cattle producers must develop or modify management plans in anticipation of a drought to keep the most productive and valuable cows in the herd.

Collins Ranch finds success in a fragile grassland with continued stewardship.

A New Mexico rancher's public land grazing permits will not be renewed after he killed a Mexican wolf six years ago, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Seven ranchers can win herbicide proven to reduce costs and grow business for the long haul.

In another installment in the years-long saga of the Hammond Ranch, the Interior Department on Friday rescinded grazing permits that had been restored under the Trump administration.

AgriWebb, a ranch management software company serving livestock producers worldwide,  announces its launch in the U.S. AgriWebb helps leverage data to increase on-ranch productivity, sustainability, and efficiency.

Vilsack's experience will serve him well as the country and our producers work to recover from the unexpected challenges brought by 2020 said PLC President Niels Hansen.

Acting Bureau of Land Management director William Perry Pendley was asked to step aside on Friday by a federal judge who ruled Pendley has served unlawfully for 424 days.

Productive land, green grass, clear water and clean air are essential to raising cattle. Our long-term survival and profitability are directly tied to how well we care for our land and resources, says TSCRA president.

Veteran ranch manager Burke Teichert encourages ranchers to focus on what they can control.

Ranching has been the Phares’ way of life for eight generations, but development pressure in Florida threatens the industry as a whole. A new podcast aims educate and preserve ranchland in the state.