Cattle from the Gardiner Angus Ranch have benefited from rangeland improvement that has also improved habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken on this 20,000-acre tract south of Ashland, Kansas. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Habitat improvement can also boost bottom line

Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) in flight closeup (Photo: iStock - chris2766 - www.chrissmithphotos.net)

Hunt for Habitat set for northwest Kansas

Lesser prairie chicken, or Tympanuchus pallidicinctus. (Photo courtesy of U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service/Ryan Hagerty.)

Genomic analyses of prairie chickens cast doubt on species classifications

America! America! God shed His grace on thee

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RTK hires new executive director

The Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch 12-week online course is open for registration. The program includes expert instruction related to agricultural business operations and land management. (Courtney Sacco/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Generation Next: Our Turn to Ranch online course now registering

The USDA-ARS Experiment Lake Dam in Woodward has been redesigned to include a new spillway design to maintain base flow and limit overflow during a flood. The spillway design is based on standardized guidance developed by ARS scientists at the Agroclimate and Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit in Stillwater, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Sherry Hunt, USDA-ARS Oklahoma and Central Plains Agricultural Research Center, Agroclimate and Hydraulic Engineering Research Unit)

Dedication marks modernization of USDA experimental dam

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (center) is pictured above during an April tour of the Dodge City airport with Public Works Director Corey Keller and City Manager Nick Hernandez. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Moran introduces Col. LaGrange AgVets Act