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  1. Basics of Experimental Design - How to Conduct Research on Your Farm or Ranch

    Recall from the introduction that on-farm research provides a way of dealing with the problem of field and environmental variability. In comparing the effects of different practices (treatments), you need to know if the effects that you observe in the crop or in the field are simply a product of...

  2. Latin American Cattle Ranching Sustainability Debate: An Approach to Social-Ecological Systems and Spatial-Temporal Scales

    Figueroa, D.; Galicia, L.; Suárez Lastra, M. Latin American Cattle Ranching Sustainability Debate: An Approach to Social-Ecological Systems and Spatial-Temporal Scales.Sustainability2022,14, 8924. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14148924 The significance of Latin America (LA) in the global food supply...

  3. Rangelands Group Framework Worksheet

    2018-03-08 This worksheet was used at the 3rd ECHO East Africa PastoralistSymposium by a group generating a joint voluntary plan of action includingpolicy and legislation inhibiting or needed, social and cultural approaches that inhibit or could add value,economic tools,and natural resources governance.
    East Africa

  4. A Systems Thinking Approach to Ranching: Finding Leverage to Mitigate Drought

    Ryan D. Rhoades, Kimberly C. McCuistion, and Clay P. Mathis, Rangelands 36(6):2–6 DOI: 10.2111/RANGELANDS-D-14-00017 2014 The Society for Range Management On the Ground Drought is an adaptive challenge where management strategies and practices that work today might not work tomorrow. Adaptive...

  5. Foraging Behavior and Grazing Management Planning

    Mark S. Thorne1 , Glen K. Fukumoto2 , and Matthew H. Stevenson, January, 2007. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawai'i. A successful grazing management plan requires a sound understanding of the effect the grazing animal exerts on the range or pasture ecosystem....

  6. Stocking Rate: The Most Important Tool in the Toolbox

    Mark S. Thorne and Matthew H. Stevenson, June, 2007. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, University of Hawaii. Successful grazing management integrates animals, forages, and other resources to market valuable products at a profit. Grazing management relies on several principles...

  7. An International Terminology for Grazing Lands & Grazing Animals

    Recognizing the importance of a clear consensus of terms and their definitions used in grazing lands,The Forage and Grazing Lands Terminology Committeewas formed in 1989 through the American Forage and Grassland Council.Terminology for Grazing Lands and Grazing Animals,published in 1991,...

  8. Climate change mitigation as a co-benefit of regenerative ranching: insights from Australia and the United States

    Gosnell H, Charnley S,Stanley P. 2020 Climate change mitigation as aco-benefit of regenerative ranching: insightsfrom Australia and the United States.InterfaceFocus10: 20200027.http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsfs.2020.0027 ‘Managed grazing’ is gaining attention for its potential to contribute to...