grasslands

MU Extension state natural resources specialists are using a drone to map vegetation and land cover at the Prairie Fork Conservation Area near Williamsburg. (Photo courtesy of Michael Sunde)
Midwestern Region, Missouri, Regional Roundup, Tools and Tech

MU takes to the skies to stamp out weeds

University of Missouri Extension is taking to the skies to identify and map invasive weed species in one of mid-Missouri’s prized native prairie areas. Read More

Jim Kennedy, left, and Adam Putnam at the announcement. (Courtesy photo.)
Soil Health

$100 million gift to boost conservation in prairie region

Tallgrass prairie
Central Region, Regional Roundup, South Dakota

South Dakota plans grasslands summit



Cattle graze on a north central Colorado prairie, about 30 miles south of Cheyenne, Wyoming, under puffy cloud cover. Farming and ranching during this period of climate change presents a number of challenges, but a group of agricultural experts have provided tips to overcome the times. (Photo courtesy of David Augustine, Agricultural Research Service.)

Time to take pride in protecting our prairies