Everyone knows a livestock producer who’s lost animals to bloat. Because of the risk, some folks flatly refuse to graze their stock on dense stands of clover or alfalfa. Others kind of shrug, saying they’ve rarely lost animals and don’t worry about it much. So … what gives?

When is the best time to graze after a fire? This question seems simple but is quite challenging to answer because there are many factors that contribute to the context.

As a risk management consultant, I get asked a lot of questions regarding the Pasture, Rangeland and Forage (PRF) program. Here are some questions that are asked more often than others.

Mediation of grazing permit cases is a relatively new utilization of the mediation process provided by the USDA farm bill. Its utilization can be and should be one that provides non-adversarial solutions to key issues between the USFS and livestock producers in Idaho for the mutual benefit of both.

Using overhead photos and high-resolution remote sensing can be like using a nutcracker to crack a walnut. These methods can more precisely pinpoint variations in plant communities and plant density than the coarser methods.

Solar and wind energy projects are targeting Idaho public and private lands. Is it right for Idaho?

Opisthotonos, polyneuritis, beriberi, polioencephalomalacia, bracken and nardoo. What do these words all have in common? Thiamine.

“What’s really cool about sheep is the way they’re a part of the human story,” says Dr. Hailey Wilmer, research rangeland management specialist at the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station near Dubois.

Competition is a wonderful thing. Competition has produced Michael Jordan, Billie Jean King and Secretariat. In a pasture, however, competition can work against a farmer by destroying clover and producing a mat of low-yielding bentgrass. Why?