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- Library Collection RecordTargeted livestock grazing is a proven tool for manipulating rangeland vegetation, and current knowledge about targeted livestock grazing is extensive and expanding rapidly. Targeted grazing…Publication Date 2019
- focused grazing
- livestock
- prescriptive grazing
- rangelands
- targeted grazing
- Vegetation Manipulation
- Library Collection RecordAlthough research on the behavior of individual animals has been growing in recent years, the role that individual variation among animals may play in the outcome of species interactions in nature…Publication Date 2018-02
- granivorous rodents
- individual variation
- livestock
- mountain lions
- rangeland management
- sage-grouse
- Library Collection RecordDan Robinett discusses the various kinds of vegetation that thrive in Southeastern Arizona. Dan also talks about the effects of mesquite encroachment within the region that alter vegetation cover.…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- mesquite
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- January 22
- 2018
- Altar Valley
- Library Collection RecordThis Guide is one output of a long-term project organized by researchers from the University of Arizona which intended to address drought concerns for livestock grazing in the Southwestern United…Publication Date 2018
- drought
- livestock
- grazing
- Forest Land
- guidelines
- Southwest
- national forests
- Guide
- Library Collection RecordAmy Ganguli details the changing nature of grassland vegetation within New Mexico and the Mexican state of Chihuahua. She provides information on how grasslands can be restored and other treatment…Publication Date 2018
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- grassland management
- grasslands
- New Mexico
- Chihuahua
- Santa Rita Experimental Range
- WSARE Brush Management Workshop 1
- Library Collection RecordMaking changes on the farm or ranch involves taking risks. One or two years spent experimenting can lead to a financial hit too difficult to recover from. That’s where Western SARE’s Farmer/…Publication Date 2018
- Almonds
- animal production
- crop production
- Cropping Systems
- Hazelnuts
- integrated pest management
- livestock
- Nuts
- Organic agriculture
- pest management
- pollination
- soil management
- Library Collection RecordThe extent and heterogeneity of rangelands in the state of Nevada (United States) pose a challenging situation for land managers when determining stocking levels for livestock grazing.…Publication Date 2017
- drought
- grazing
- livestock
- MODIS
- PDSI
- precipitation
- Library Collection RecordFire used to be as natural on the landscape as rain. After years of fire suppression, the vegetation on the landscape has shifted. In Arizona, places like Altar Valley have found that a unique group…Publication Date 2017
- brush control
- management
- vegetation
- fire suppression
- Library Collection RecordThe natural Andean vegetation environment is the most important resource available to local pastoralist economies. Knowledge of its attributes is vital in assessing ecosystem properties and improves…Publication Date 2017
- biomass
- puna
- shrubs
- tussocks
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordControlled burning timed in early summer can dramatically change the species composition of annual rangeland the following season. Although this has been well documented, the longevity of these…Publication Date 2017
- fire
- forage
- forage production
- species composition
- weed control
- Library Collection RecordPrescribed fire has long been used worldwide for livestock and wildlife management. Prescribed fire effects on activity budgets and movement path characteristics of grazing animals, however, remain…Publication Date 2017
- behavior
- burning
- foraging efficiency
- GPS
- livestock
- rangeland improvement
- Library Collection RecordPlains rough fescue (Festuca hallii [Vasey] Piper) is an important, native forage grass species in Western Canada. Despite the high demand of seeds of this species, supply remains extremely limited…Publication Date 2017
- autumn
- Festuca hallii
- forage
- precipitation
- seed production
- spring
- temperature
- Library Collection RecordPastoral livestock production systems in Africa that have existed for centuries are now threatened by changing demographics, improved communications, increased availability of modern weapons, open…Publication Date 2017
- Africa
- cattle
- food crisis
- grazing
- livestock
- nomads
- range management
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Poisonous plants on western North American rangelands have historically been troublesome to livestock producers. • Research on toxic plants was initiated by the United States…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- poisonous plants
- cattle
- sheep
- livestock
- toxic
- plant secondary compounds
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • The profession of rangeland ecology and management has been built, to a large extent, on vegetation ecology. • Community ecology has been the source of advances in scientific…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- usable science
- vegetation
- research priorities
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Livestock numbers have been declining since the early 1930s but many of the same resource concerns are still present today. • We must change the way we think about and manage…Publication Date 2016-12-01
- grazing
- rangelands
- management
- Utah
- livestock
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the effects of two forage allowance levels (LOW vs. HIGH) and weather conditions on daytime and nighttime movement patterns of young rangeland-raised cows. We also investigated whether…Publication Date 2016
- feeding site selection
- global positioning system (GPS)
- juniper woodland
- livestock
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordGardner's saltbush ecosystems are increasingly being invaded by halogeton (Halogeton glomeratus [M. Bieb.] C.A. Mey.), an annual halophyte that increases soil surface salinity and reduces plant…Publication Date 2016
- establishment
- forage
- rangeland
- rehabilitation
- Saline
- Library Collection RecordUtilization has been an important “tool†in range management since its beginnings. On the surface the concept appears simple, referring to the percentage of current forage removed by…Publication Date 2016
- livestock
- forage
- monitoring
- Library Collection RecordIn Arizona, invasive and noxious plants have a significant impact on native vegetation and ecosystem health. Because invasive plants are competitive against native plants, once invasive plants…Publication Date 2016
- invasive species
- invasives
- acreage
- Arizona
- vegetation
- Small Landowners
- Library Collection RecordWe determined the effects of two forage allowance levels (LOW vs. HIGH) and weather conditions on daytime and nighttime movement patterns of young rangeland-raised cows. We also investigated whether…Publication Date 2016
- feeding site selection
- global positioning system (GPS)
- juniper woodland
- livestock
- stocking rate
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • In the semiarid Texas High Plains, integrating crops with grazing systems could conserve irrigation water and increase perennial grassland. • We combined irrigated and nonirrigated…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- water conservation
- grazing
- forage
- irrigation
- Ogallala Aquifer
- crude protein
- fiber
- Library Collection RecordOn the Ground • Precipitation variability within and across years remains a major challenge for livestock producers in arid and semiarid ecosystems. • Cattle adapted to harsh desert ecosystems may…Publication Date 2015-12-01
- livestock
- dry lands
- foraging
- Mexican cattle
- Library Collection RecordGovernance plays a key role in rangeland management. In China, all rangeland, including pastoral land and agro-pastoral land, is owned by the State. Since 1980, use rights have been granted to…Publication Date 2015-03
- agro-pastoral region
- Community participation
- family income
- livestock
- rangeland governance
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordGovernance plays a key role in rangeland management. In China, all rangeland, including pastoral land and agro-pastoral land, is owned by the State. Since 1980, use rights have been granted to…Publication Date 2015-03
- agro-pastoral region
- Community participation
- family income
- livestock
- rangeland governance
- vegetation
- Library Collection RecordForage and cow-calf productivity on two lightly and two conservatively grazed pastures were evaluated over a 15-year period (1997-2011) in the Chihuahuan Desert of south-central New Mexico. Spring-…Publication Date 2015-03
- cattle productivity
- drought
- forage
- grazing management
- rangelands
- Library Collection RecordThe VegMachine software was developed in 2002 by a national team of RD&E providers, and funded by Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA). The software was designed primarily as a vegetation cover…Publication Date 2015
- remote sensing
- Australia
- ground cover
- Queensland
- remote sensing
- VegMachine
- Library Collection RecordThe National Rangeland NRM Alliance (The Alliance) is a collaboration of 14 rangelands natural resource management bodies operating across 81 per cent of Australia’s landmass. The group works…Publication Date 2015
- investment
- Australia
- collaboration
- policy
- rangeland
- Library Collection RecordAccess to reliable digital communication technology is the norm for most Australians. The exponential growth of smartphone use continues to revolutionise the way in which Australians conduct their…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordLarge, extensively grazed paddocks in Australian rangelands are often poorly watered, which causes overgrazing close to water and relatively ungrazed areas further from water. To adjust for watered…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- grazing radius
- watered area
- Library Collection RecordObjectively monitoring trend in the state of Australia’s grazed rangelands has proven elusive because of their extensive area and considerable spatial and temporal variability. National archives of…Publication Date 2015
- state
- Australia
- change
- cover deficit
- ground cover
- Landsat
- persistence
- state
- Library Collection RecordRangeland pastoralism has existed in Australia for almost as long as white settlement. While the basic products have not changed over time, beef, sheep meat and wool, the production processes have…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- change
- debt.
- financial literacy
- Library Collection RecordBeef producers throughout Australia’s rangelands commonly identify predation by wild dogs as a significant threat to calf survival. Lethal control of wild dogs is often advocated as a means to…Publication Date 2015
- predation
- 1080
- Australia
- Dingo
- mesopredator
- wild dog
- Library Collection RecordThe Rangelands Cluster Project has been working to facilitate the inclusion of climate change science in natural resource management planning across some of the driest and hottest country on earth…Publication Date 2015
- climate change
- research
- adaptation
- Australia
- collaboration
- knowledge broker
- NRM planning
- Library Collection RecordWet-season spelling of grazing land is a key recommendation for improving land condition to benefit sustainability, production and profit in agriculture. The Spelling Strategies project aims to…Publication Date 2015
- vegetation
- Central Queensland
- land condition
- pasture yield
- vegetation
- wet season spelling
- Library Collection RecordThis poster is a case study on the changes in pasture yield, cover and defoliation after the establishment of a new bore. This case study is part of a larger, long-term stocking rate and wet season…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- cover
- Mitchell grass
- pasture spelling
- stocking rate
- yield
- Library Collection RecordLivestock producers desire improved tools to assess the quality and quantity of pasture on offer to adjust stocking rates and provide timely protein and energy supplementation. The NDVI (Normalised…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- diet quality
- livestock productivity
- Mitchell grass
- NDVI
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordThis paper reports on a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) completed for the Queensland Government’s Reef Plan Grazing Best Management Practice (BMP) extension project in the Burdekin catchment,…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- extension and education
- grazing bmp.
- Project evaluation
- Queensland
- Library Collection RecordIn any supplementation program, it is essential that the forage resource be stocked in such a manner so there is adequate forage quantity available per animal unit. If forage quantity is insufficient…Publication Date 2015
- nutritive value
- forage
- Arizona
- supplements
- nutrition
- cows
- Library Collection RecordAlthough grazing lands are more profitable at higher land conditions, rehabilitation of D condition land requires mechanical or chemical intervention (B. Shepherd, pers comm). These interventions…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordThe basalt is an area of productive grazing country north and west of Charters Towers. Graziers regard it as a resilient land type and pasture community (Bothriochloa spp. and Heterpogon contortus…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- Library Collection RecordPastoral Profit is a new extension program which directly addresses the challenges posed by many pastoral livestock producers by targeting business management skills to improve bottom lines,…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- Windorah
- Queensland
- Wool Innovation
- Library Collection RecordNo documentary to date attempts to portray the diverse human and natural geography of the rangelands of Australia. At the end of 2013 Alun Hoggett, film maker with Desert Channels Group began…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- Documentary
- film
- geography
- outback
- Library Collection RecordThe management of ground cover is central for sustainable pastoral production in the Australian rangelands. Where changes in management achieve an increase in ground cover above the expected, then…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- ground cover
- market-based instrument
- western New South Wales
- Library Collection RecordBeef producers in northern Australia are struggling to cope with climate extremes and have experienced poor and declining profitability over the last decade. Producers on their own have difficulty…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- benchmarking
- business analysis
- climate change
- profitability
- Library Collection RecordThis project seeks to improve the evidence base and modelling capacity underpinning recommendations for the use of wet season spelling to recover poor condition grazing land and design more reliable…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- basal area
- pasture yield
- Library Collection RecordThere is a need for beef businesses to regularly collect and analyse data about cattle and pasture performance, to benchmark and improve business performance, to set and adjust stocking rates, to…Publication Date 2015
- Australia
- decision support system
- precision agriculture
- technology development
- Library Collection RecordWater is of paramount importance to all people that live in regions such as the Kathi Thanda Lake Eyre, Australia but to Indigenous people such as the Arabana it also holds immense cultural…Publication Date 2015
- Arabana
- Australia
- cultural indicators
- indigenous