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Lesser prairie-chickens during a lek in April on the Gardiner Angus Ranch, Ashland, Kansas. (Photo courtesy of Michael Smith.)
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Good habitat takes a team on the same page

Lesser Prairie-Chicken Landowner Alliance provides landowners with incentives that help ranchers and bird habitat, Dave Bergmeier writes. Read More

Lesser prairie-chickens during a lek in late April. (Photo courtesy of Michael Smith.)
Beef, Colorado, Cow Calf, Kansas, Land, Livestock, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Ranchland, Seedstock, Soil Health, Texas

Texas court weakens federal protections for lesser prairie-chicken

Mark Gardiner at the Gardiner Angus Ranch. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)
Seedstock

Gardiner Angus Ranch has always taken the ‘bulls by their horns’

Cattle U: Where it started and where it’s headed 

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

Industry panel member Lynn Langvardt answers a a question during Cattle U 2023. (Journal photo by Kylene Scott.)

Cattle U 2024 promises to provide practical information to producers

Zachary Stuckey

Everyone needs a happy place

Producers to be paid grid premiums for AngusLink beef scores

Lesser prairie-chicken males were out looking to attract females during a lekking April 24 on ranchland at Gardiner Angus. (Journal photo by Dave Bergmeier.)

Private investment helps preserve habitat

Cattle U 2024 planned for June 25 in Manhattan

Beef industry panel shares insight on future challenges and opportunities