Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #8 - Using an Eroded Gulley to Recreate a Wet Meadow Like roads, wells and power lines, the irrigation system requires monitoring and maintenance, approached as just one of a body of holistic practices being applied together.
Bio-Diversity Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon at Circle Ranch Gulleys for Grassland Restoration #4: Los Cuates Canyon discusses specific gulley problems and treatments in a mountain canyon at Circle Ranch in far-West Texas.
Animal Growth Why This Cattle Farmer Moves His Cows Every Day Methane emissions from cattle contribute to climate change – but Will Harris says he has a solution.
Bio-Diversity Rangeland Restoration: Subsoil Contour Plowing at Circle Ranch, in far-West Texas Subsoil contour plowing is an excellent way to increase water absorption in the desert grasslands of far-West Texas and Southern New Mexico. The effectiveness of the practice is shown in these before-and-after comparisons. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on October 9, 2017, and
Bio-Diversity Church-Affiliated Ranch Balances Agriculture and Conservation in Central Florida This commercial farming and ranching operation is situated on about 295,000 acres in parts of three Florida counties between Orlando and Melbourne.
Animal Development Allan Savory: Planned Cattle Grazing Where the Rubber Hits the Road In this 45-minute video, the Dean of holistic range science – Allan Savory – discusses on-the-ground application of holistic planned grazing. West Texas and New Mexico ranchers will find many helpful insights, observations and suggestions in this wide-ranging discussion of range and wildlife practices. NOTE: this post was
"Invasion Biology" Restoring Sonoran Desert Grasslands with Cattle The Cuenca Los Ojos Foundation works to preserve and restore the biodiversity of the US/Mexican borderlands through land protection, habitat restoration and wildlife reintroduction.
Regenerative Ranching During the Drought Michael Thompson, a young farmer in Kansas, is regenerating his soils with no-till, cover-crops practices coupled with Adaptive Multi-Paddock (AMP) grazing - giving his farm resilience during the severe 2011 and 2012 droughts.
"Invasion Biology" Are Goats and Sheep Compatible? These ranchers move their sheep and goats to a new paddock surrounded by electric net fence. There are many things to consider. Sheep like to go under net fences while goats jump over.
Bio-Diversity Examples of Grassland Restoration - Excerpt from Talk by Allan Savory at Tufts University Excerpted from Allan Savory's presentation on January 25, 2013 at Tufts University's Fletcher School
habitat restoration King Charles: How Cattle Can Restore Habitat and Wildlife Prince Charles comments on Allan Savory and his integrated approach to ranching and farming, and the role ruminants for the health of grasslands.
"Invasion Biology" Holistic Management at Work Holistic management uses a long term planning process that assigns to environmental and social outcomes the same importance as profits. In addition to being particularly suited to the deserts of far-West Texas, its grazing and wildlife practices will work anywhere in the West. NOTE: this post was originally published
"Invasion Biology" Miracle in the Nevada Desert Beaver and cattle are symbiotic. Together they can turn desert into wetlands. NOTE: this post was originally published on April 19, 2017, and then reposted on September 9, 2021
"Invasion Biology" Can Beavers Restore Far-West Texas? Two so-called invasive species, cattle and beavers, have the power to restore desert habitats.
Bio-Diversity Land Stewardship on Chihuahuan Desert Grasslands of Mexico Bird Conservancy of the Rockies collaborates with private landowners across western North America, from the Northern Great Plains to the desert grasslands of Chihuahua, Mexic
Bio-Diversity How Bison Are Saving America's Lost Prairie American prairies were once home to as many as 60 million bison. But when ranching and agriculture displaced elk and bison from the prairies, America’s grasslands all but disappeared.
Arizona / Sonora Borderlands Holistic Grazing in the Arizona / Sonora Borderlands Cattle are grazed in any spot for 6-hours, followed by 18-months recovery. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on April 5, 2017, then republished on August 19, 2021.
Bio-Diversity How Holistic Planned Grazing Works in 60 Seconds How does holistic planned grazing heal the soil? We explain it in this short introductory video. For more visit: http://savory.global NOTE: this post was originally posted to this site on August 2, 2021
"Invasion Biology" Biodiversity and Holistic Management These excellent thoughts on the importance of biodiversity apply to wildlife as well as agriculture. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site on November 20, 2016. And reposted again on July 1, 2021
"Invasion Biology" Invasive Species vs. Native Species Native and introduced megaherbivores similarly affect plant diversity and abundance
Bio-Diversity Creosote, Cows & Keyline “Creosote, Cows & Keyline is a 5-minute video which discusses a quick, cheap method to restore desertified desert grasslands. It was filmed in the high-mountain deserts of far-West Texas.” Creosote, Cows and Keyline from Christopher Gill on Vimeo. NOTE: this post was originally published to this site
Bio-Diversity Farming Sustainably with Regenerative Agriculture | Restoring Paradise At Mangarara, in New Zealand’s beautiful Hawke’s Bay, Greg Hart and his family are in the process of restoring 1500 acres of land, conventionally farmed for over 150 years, into the paradise it once was.
"Invasion Biology" Drought Busters 101 : A 21-Minute Video on Desert Grassland Restoration “Drought Busters” is an inexpensive, quick, physiologically and economically sustainable method of habitat and wildlife restoration. We call it Drought Busters because it increases effective rainfall by rebuilding soil fertility and the soil’s ability to absorb and store water. This 21-minute video explains Drought Busters, and our experience
Bio-Diversity Lab Grown Artificial ‘Meat’ May Actually Be Worse for the Environment Fake meat is a horrible idea which cannot survive economically unless we are dumb enough to subsidize it. Feedlot beef is BAD for the environment. In contrast, range raised beef – produced as nature intended – is GREAT for the environment. NOTE: this article was originally published to TheEpochTimes.com on July
"Invasion Biology" Healing the Land with One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts Healing the Land with One Hundred Thousand Beating Hearts” is an inspirational short film that discusses regenerative agricultural practices on a Georgia farm. This dying farm was regenerated using multi-species grazing in which all the animals were moved according to a plan that got them to the right place…
