A new study suggests that overgrazing and other factors increase the severity of cheatgrass invasion in sagebrush steppe, one of North America's most endangered ecosystems.
Ecology
May 13, 2013
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African ranchers often prefer to keep wild grazers like zebra off the grass that fattens their cattle. But a new study by UC Davis and Kenyan researchers shows that grazing by wild animals doesn't always harm -- and can sometimes ...
Ecology
Sep 22, 2011
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Not all cattle are the same when it comes to grazing. Some like to wander, while others prefer to stay close to water and rest areas.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2024
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They say that good fences make good neighbors, which is especially true when you share space with gray wolves and grizzly bears.
Ecology
Oct 4, 2022
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As California contends with drought, wildfires and other impacts of climate change, a small yet passionate group of residents are attempting to lessen these effects and reduce the state's carbon emissions. They are ranchers—but ...
Environment
Jan 28, 2020
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For farmers and ranchers in Mexico's southern Baja California peninsula during a six-year drought, the farther away they lived from urban areas, the more likely they were to have to make changes to cope with the dwindling ...
Environment
Feb 16, 2018
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Few Americans probably know that their tax dollars paid to kill 76,859 coyotes in 2016. The responsible agency was Wildlife Services (WS), part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its mission is to "resolve wildlife conflicts ...
Ecology
May 30, 2017
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Ranchers should be aware that heat, cold and sunlight can affect the efficacy of vaccines during storage or handling, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension expert.
Ecology
Sep 12, 2016
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Expansion of cattle pastures has led to the destruction of huge swaths of rain forest in Brazil, home to the world's largest herd of commercial beef cattle. But a new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Holly ...
Environment
May 12, 2015
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(Phys.org) —As California braces for record drought, ranchers are among the most immediately impacted, and most say they are not ready for the severe water shortages and lack of forage that drought would bring, according ...
Environment
Jan 24, 2014
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