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Brush encroachment provides clues about soil health
Brush encroachment is a common problem across the landscape these days.
Tall Fescue: History, Application, Establishment and Management
Tall fescue [Lolium arundinaceum (Schreb.) Darbysh = Festuca arundinacea] is an introduced, cool-season, perennial grass that is native from Europe to Siberia and into North Africa. The date of the...
Why We Need Prescribed Fire
Fire is essential to the health of the Southern Great Plains. Prescribed fire is a management tool that benefits the land in a safe, planned way.
Proper livestock stocking rate supports operation, wildlife
Overgrazing can cause poor forage and livestock production, wildlife habitat loss, soil erosion and other problems.
Proper Stocking Rates Make Growing-Season Burns Possible
As more land managers use growing-season burns to meet their goals, livestock stocking rates become even more important.
How to Use Exclusion Cages to Better Manage Cattle Stocking Rates
Developing a proper stocking rate is among the most important practices a manager can accomplish. No fertilization plan, brush management plan, rotational grazing plan or herd genetic selection can...