Grazing on Public Lands
Grazing on public lands is the practice of raising livestock on land that is not privately owned. Livestock such as cattle and sheep eat forage (grass and other herbage) on t...
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Rangelands
Concentrated in 16 western states, rangelands comprise 770 million acres (311.6 million ha) and over one-third of the land base in the United States. Rangelands are vegetated predominately ...
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The third snowstorm in as many weeks barreled into Colorado on Friday, blanketing the Denver area with up to 8 inches of new snow and further hampering efforts to rescue thousands of cattle strande...
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The third snowstorm in as many weeks swept into Colorado on Friday, further hampering efforts to restore power to rural homes and rescue thousands of cattle stranded by last week's blizzard.Several...
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In the aftermath of this summer's Murphy Complex Fire in southwest Idaho, state biologists studying damage to sage grouse habitat drew a quick conclusion: The fires dealt another blow to a species ...
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After a dry winter that left the Central Valley's sheep and cattle with parched rangeland to graze, projections for summer water supplies are running as low as this year's rainfall.The forecasts sp...
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Ed Fredrickson is watching every move his cattle make by checking GPS units on their collars and using satellite imagery to see what plants they're eating.The rangeland scientist wants to know if t...
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Soaring demand for ethanol will likely mean higher prices at grocery stores for products from soft drinks to broiler chickens, but the increases may be too small for most consumers to notice.In the...
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Grazing on Public Lands
Third snowstorm blows into Colo., Plains
