Labor, water access, herd fragmentation, and rigid stocking plans are common reasons rotational grazing falls short.

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 ...

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 ...

In an Oklahoma State University rancher webinar, Paul Beck, associate professor of animal science at OSU, discussed the controversial concept of which is better—continuous grazing versus rotational ...

DETROIT LAKES — The 57 cow-calf pairs on the Tim and Angie Lehrke farm near Ogema spend almost all their time outside, all year round. They are moved every few days among a half-dozen areas of grazing ...

Managed grazing provides fresh forage and gives pasture a needed rest on this dairy farm near Culpepper, Va. Many years ago, the livestock on our farm consisted of a handful of cows and a couple dozen ...

Dozens of cattle, Angus mostly, hoofed their way through the Sterling Ranch planned community south of Littleton last Sunday morning, cowboys at their flanks either on horseback or four-wheelers. The ...

Beef and sheep farmer John Ritchie, winner of Farmers Weekly’s Grassland Manager of the Year 2023, replaced set stocking with rotational grazing on his Perthshire hill farm. He will be sharing updates ...

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 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dozens of cattle, Angus mostly, hoofed their way through the Sterling Ranch planned community south of Littleton last Sunday morning, cowboys at their flanks ...