Land & Grazing
Cattle Graze the Bottoms Bare While the Ridges Go Untouched—Move the Salt and Fix It
On big summer country, cattle overuse the creek bottoms and swales while good grass on the ridges and back corners never gets…
Land & Grazing
The First Week on Summer Range Decides Where Your Cattle Graze All Summer
Turn pairs out on a big allotment and they'll pile into the creek bottoms and shade unless you set them up to…
Land & Grazing
Cattle Camp the Creek: Getting Them to Graze the Whole Pasture
Cows will hammer the bottoms and coulees while the ridges and back corners go untouched. A little planning with salt, water, and…
Land & Grazing
Get Water to the Back Forty: Developing Springs and Solar Wells for Summer Range
A spring box, a buried pipeline, or a solar well can turn dead corners of summer pasture into grazed ground. Here's how…