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Using Livestock Behavior to Improve Landscapes, Productivity and Profitability
 

That's the key to understanding and changing animal behavior in ways that will improve their health, the land you manage and your bottom-line. It's a simple idea, and one we use every day. We use it to keep cows in pastures with a thin line of electric fence, knowing they won't risk the consequence of a shock. We use it to train our pets by offering them treats whenever they do as we ask.

Livestock and Wildlife Interactions

 

The purpose of this tutorial is to identify the areas of potential interaction between livestock and wildlife, and to examine methods of managing those interactions to benefit both populations and sustain the rangeland ecosystem. The tutorial focuses on addressing livestock and wildlife interactions in geographic regions that exhibit rangelands, forests, and riparian areas of the northern Great Plains and the Northern Rockies.

Rangeland Monitoring in Western Uplands

 

Hard-working ranchers are constantly making management decisions about how to use and sustain the rangeland resource. One very important way to care for and maintain rangeland resources is to monitor the success of ranch management decisions. This web resource is a learning module that was developed at the to provide interactive instruction for ranch owners and land managers in rangeland monitoring.

Riparian Area and Grazing Management

Here you will gain information about riparian area grazing techniques that enhance the ecological and financial condition of your land use operations.
Rangeland Weeds
  This module help landowners to understand the ecological and economic threats that non-native plants pose to rangelands. You will learn how to identify and invasive plants and strategies to prevent their establishment annd spread. You will find a host of materials and resources to help you repsond to invasive plants occuring on your property.