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Cow Calf, Forage Crops, Hay Range Pasture, Lacey Vilhauer, Land, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Southern Region

Pasture mealybug threatens Texas grasslands and forage  

Pasture mealybug is damaging Texas forage, with infestations confirmed across 95 counties and researchers studying control methods. Read More

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Bipartisan RANCH Act proposed to increase cattle numbers 

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Join us to ‘Preserve the Sandhills’

Grassland Resilience and Conservation Initiative awards $32.8 million 

  • April 17, 2026
  • By Lacey Vilhauer
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)

MU takes to the skies to stamp out weeds

  • October 25, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
Jim Kennedy, left, and Adam Putnam at the announcement. (Courtesy photo.)

$100 million gift to boost conservation in prairie region

  • June 7, 2024
  • By Compiled by HPJ staff
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South Dakota plans grasslands summit

  • February 14, 2024
  • By hpj-editorial
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 

  • December 22, 2023
  • By Barth Crouch │ Ranchland Trust of Kansas

Historic Turkey Track Ranch to be sold

  • May 26, 2021
  • By hpj-editorial

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