On the Ground • Goal-driven ecologically based grazing management moved a ranching operation from negative economic returns to profit. • Management adaptively manipulated the duration, seasonality, and frequency of grazing with a goal to recruit cool-season midgrasses. A change to recovery periods based on plant physiology of goal species was a key adaptation. • Recruitment of both cool- and warm-season midgrasses improved water cycling, extended the grazing season, and eventually increased sustainable stocking rates. • Flexible stocking rates were central to improved Profit. The Rangelands archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform March 2020
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