WSU Extension to hold third annual grazing school event in Tenino

The Southwest Washington Grazing School will hold its third four-day intensive grazing course in Tenino this spring to teach locals about grazing techniques and pasture management. Personnel ...
The Journal

Management intensive grazing school is Oct. 1-3

“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 ...
Capital Press

Grazing guru teaches ranchers ‘intensive’ approach

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 ...

Intensive grazing and soil fertility favor the growth of non-native plants, drylands study finds

A global study has revealed the conditions under which non-native plants thrive in the world's many dryland regions and the ...
Capital Press

USDA examines rotational grazing adoption nationwide

A study by USDA’s Economic Research Service finds 40% of cow-calf operations use rotational grazing and less than half of them use intensive rotational grazing. Of the operations reporting using ...
AG Week

Making more grass on the land you have is key to profitability and efficiency in grazing

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, ...
The Journal

Managed pastures pay dollar returns using skills learned in grazing schools

Pastures grow green for farmers. When managed well, pastures add dollars to farms. University of Missouri economists report an added output of $125 million per year from using skills taught for ...
AgWeb

Prescribed Grazing Management Part 2

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 ...
Idaho State Journal

Ranching approach yielding more forage on less land

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 ...
AG Week

Are you moving forward with grazing management?

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 ...
Purdue University

Purdue expert encourages growers to get creative with grazing

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Even though corn prices may be fairly high, grazing livestock can still be profitable if good management practices are employed, said a Purdue University expert. Producers ...