Grasslands are a key component of the livestock industry, with feed constituting the greatest annual cost to livestock producers. Understanding the forage resource is essential for effective and profitable grassland livestock management.

Integrated weed management is a strategy combining various preventative and control practices focused on increasing the effectiveness and reducing the cost of managing weeds.

On most ranches, average cow size has increased significantly over the past three decades as a result of genetic selection. These changes do not come without consequences to forage intake.