Every cattleman understands that getting cows bred is among the most basic of necessities in any cow-calf operation. If cows don’t get bred, the revenue stream dries up and the business is no longer sustainable.

Leave the land better than you found it. That’s the charge given to the ranchers who are members of Country Natural Beef.

Fescue toxicosis is commonly seen in cattle grazing endophyte-infected tall fescue. Despite the risk, tall fescue remains widely used across many regions because of its ease of establishment and long-term persistence.

Llamas and alpacas may graze like cattle, but their nutritional needs tell a different story. With limited gut capacity and constant dry matter intake, these fiber-producing camelids rely on nutrient-dense forage to meet their protein, energy and micronutrient needs.

Mindy Anderson spoke at the America’s Grasslands Conference in Kearney, Nebraska, about the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Foundation's efforts to start a conservation easement program.

John and Deanne Chuiko and their children, Matt and Rylee, operate the family ranch, CJ Ranching, in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan, that was homesteaded by John’s grandfather in 1941.

In recent years, producers across the Midwest have increasingly turned to sorghum as a flexible forage option. However, careful management is required to avoid maladies such as prussic acid poisoning.

Taking care of the land doesn’t just happen. It takes patience, planning and a willingness to adapt to change as it happens.

The greater sage grouse has become a poster child for a keystone species in decline across the West: a symbol of the sagebrush steppe being converted, degraded and fragmented. “When I was a kid, I remember seeing a lot more of them,” says rancher Richard Ward of Malta.

Healthy pastures start from the ground up – and that means healthy soils. Explore five foundational soil health principles – plus a practical, producer-first approach to stewardship that’s less about labels and more about long-term success.