Moving livestock from field to field to lessen the impact of their grazing practices is slowly taking hold, and some proponents say new federal funding coupled with better outreach could get more ...

Rotational grazing is often promoted as a cure-all for pasture health, soil conservation and ranch profitability. Yet adoption remains surprisingly low, said state forage specialist with University of ...

Rotational grazing's profitability varies widely — herd size, feed costs and hay sales determine whether the numbers work on your farm.

Twenty-five years ago, Brian Pemberton bought acreage filled with thorn trees, scrub brush and multiflora roses. The only water source was a frog pond. The land needed four things: a road, buildings, ...

Rotational grazing systems are designed to give livestock access to fresh forage while allowing plants adequate time to ...

Moving livestock through different pastures or paddocks during the grazing season can help minimize overgrazing and more fully utilize forage. However, the number of ranchers adopting rotational ...

When left to their own devices, livestock can be picky eaters, said David Fernandez, Extension livestock specialist and interim dean of Graduate Studies and Continuing Education for the University of ...

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 ...

Most producers know what their cattle are worth. Far fewer can put a dollar figure on the value of grass. Here’s a simple way ...

A smartphone app is cutting the time it takes to walk the grazing platform by using a camera to scan paddocks. Instead of ...