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The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition (NGLC), Nebraska Extension, World Wildlife Fund-US and the Nebraska Environmental Trust teamed up to host the 2022 Summer Grazing Tour in the northern Sandhills of Nebraska on Tuesday, June 14. Approximately 60 tour participants were exposed to two grazing operations that have employed intensive grazing management for some time.
The morning stops featured Three Bar Cattle Company, owned and managed by John and Cheryl Ravenscroft and their family 35 miles south of Nenzel in the center of Cherry County. This ranch has a long history of applying planned grazing management principles to enhance the grazing resource and conserve wildlife habitat. Three Bar Cattle Company is a combination stocker, commercial cow/calf and Red Angus seed stock operation. In recent years, approximately 1,200 purchased spayed heifers rotationally graze 19 paddocks on 8,000 acres. Some two-year-olds have been harvested and marketed as grass finished beef. The 1,000 operation rotates through 28 paddocks on 11,500 acres. Approximately 300 replacement heifers graze 7 paddocks on 2,300 acres. Eric and Shannon have started a registered Red Angus seed stock herd grazing five paddocks with a total of 1775 acres. Haying takes place on eight meadows (1,000 acres). A 130-acre center pivot waters a grass alfalfa mixture. A feature of these stops included appreciation for the abundance and diversity of tall grass prairie species as a result of intensive grazing management for many years.
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The afternoon stops featured the Spikebox Ranch – McMurtrey Unit, which is a Turner Enterprises operation managed by Tim Goodnight located in the remote heart of the Nebraska Sandhills. The 142,000-acre Spikebox Ranch comprises a diverse mixture of rolling sandhills, choppy dunes, and vast meadow and wetlands complexes. The North Loup River flows through the southern portion of the ranch, providing excellent habitat for many species. Spikebox Ranch uses planned grazing to manage the grazing and recovery periods of its pastures and to promote healthy rangelands and animal performance. Along with the bison operation, Spikebox Ranch actively pursues conservation projects, including the largest stream restoration project ever conducted in the Sandhills. The bison breeding herd is run in one herd, grazing year-round with minimal supplementation. In recent years, Tim Goodnight has intensively grazed wet meadows with yearlings resulting in increased wet meadow plant community diversity and increased productivity and utilization. Tour participants gained great appreciation for the differences in bison versus cattle production. A feature of this ranch stop was 2100 yearling bison intensively grazing wet meadow paddocks on a 36-hour rotation.
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The North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition Met to Discuss the Importance of Succession Planning |
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Over the course of two days, a group of individuals gathered to hear from producers, bankers, and other leaders about the importance of succession planning. Visit the NDGLC webpage for more events like these.
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The Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) and the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) announce the launch of ESMC’s ecosystem services market program, Eco-Harvest, to reward agricultural producers for beneficial environmental outcomes from regenerative agriculture. ESMC generates and sells credits for increased soil carbon, reduced greenhouse gases, and improved water quality from agricultural production systems. Eco-Harvest’s outcomes-based program generates high-demand credits that meet the needs of corporate agricultural supply chain partners in the US. ESMC’s unique supply chain and public-private partnership business model allows for member co-investment and cooperation at scale, while recognizing and rewarding producers for the public benefits resulting from environmental stewardship on private lands. |
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NatGLC Regional At-Large Vacancy |
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All submissions should include contact information, a short biography of the nominee, and a synopsis of why they want to serve and any unique qualifications they would bring to the NatGLC board. Please submit all nominations through the form on our website by clicking the button.
To view the NatGLC's By-Laws and details on the Regional At Large positions, click here.
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The NatGLC requests that all state coalitions nominate a producer in their organization to fill one "Regional At Large" position on the NatGLC's Board of Directors. All nominations must follow the guidelines set forth in section 3 of the NatGLC's By-Laws. The deadline to submit is August 1, 2022. Nominations will be voted upon at the fall board meeting, September 6th, 2022, in North Platte, NE. |
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Upcoming Events & Updates |
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FARM STABILITY WITH ZIGLAR & POLYFACE - National Grazing ...
A powerful two day workshop designed to help you grow your business by helping you create the right mindset, relationships, and leadership in your life and business. DATE: Friday - Saturday, August 5-6, 2022 TIME: 8AM - 5PM LOCATION: Polyface...
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West River/Wall Grazing School - National Grazing Lands...
Each year, the South Dakota Grassland Coalition hosts the Wall/West River Grazing School in Wall/ Quinn, SD area during June. Contact us at (605) 280-0127 or visit SDGrass.org for more information. The Grazing School is designed by producers for...
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Pasture Walk - McKowen Farm, Louisiana - National...
Learn the impact of RFID ewe/ lamb matching using a computer program written by a fellow sheep Rancher from Texas Gene Edmiston. True Test rep, Stewart Milton, will be there to demonstrate the program and answer questions about the process.
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2022 Stockmanship & Stewardship - Leavenworth, KS -...
Attention Southeast cattlemen! Auburn University is the next stop for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) premiere Stockmanship & Stewardship educational experience, and YOU are invited! Mark your calendars for August 12-13, 2022, to ...
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