Cash leasing of pasture and cropland is simply defined as gaining the use of agricultural ground for use in the production of an agricultural commodity. It seems so easy – but if cash-renting pasture is so easy, why does the process have to be so hard?

Imagine a disease that creates a paralyzing fear in cattle producers, preventing them from utilizing all the forage options available to them. Pasture bloat, also known as frothy bloat, is that disease and is one of the most preventable nutritional diseases in cattle.

A strategic plan is a high-level plan to achieve one or more goals under conditions of uncertainty, usually with limited resources.

Over time, forages growing in a pasture can take real punishment. Drought, flood, overgrazing, lack of nutrients, disease and insect damage can result in stand decline and alter the composition of plants within the pasture.

How do ranchers protect their livestock? Ranchers across the West are currently experiencing more incidence of livestock depredation by wolves as these efficient predators expand their territory and numbers.

A healthy agri-ecosystem is critical to productive, stable rangeland, according to Richard Teague, a Texas A&M AgriLife Research rangeland ecology and management scientist at Vernon, Texas.

Several years ago, I taught, “Writing your Life History” for Northland Pioneer College. It was a rich, rewarding experience to help people search through the years of their lives trying to piece together the puzzle of their past.

Ranch brandings in the future will take on an all-new look thanks to squeamish animal rightists who get ill just thinking about all the despicable things we do to our animals to keep them healthy and safe. PETA and their ilk want you to treat your cattle like humans.

This is the time of year when cow people don’t get much sleep. If you boiled “raisin’ cattle” down to its bare bones, the whole business revolves around gettin’ a live calf on the ground.

There’s a great deal of industry buzz around programs and technology that promise to create healthier cows for your herd, but don’t forget about the tool you already have available.