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Cattlemen’s Land Trust at the Forefront of Conservation
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Watch and listen to an on-the-ground panel of experts talk about the relationship of how ranchers and conservationists work together provides successful conservation outcomes while keeping working lands working.

 

Meet Chad Ellis CEO of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust
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Chad introduces us to the conservation ethic and DNA of Texas ranchers and reviews the past and future TALT conservation easements.

 

Understanding Rural Attitudes Toward the Environment and Conservation in America
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Rural Americans matter—a lot—to the fate of U.S. environmental policy. Not only do farmers, ranchers, and forest owners manage huge portions of American lands and watersheds, but rural voters also have an outsized impact on national policy.

 

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>Thinking about purchasing land?

This app is a support tool that assists potential or new landowners during the initial stages of acquiring or owning property by providing management information and resources based on property goals selected.

 

Small Farms and Woodlots
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Learn about how woodlots of today provide much more for their owners, including income from selling wood and nonwood products, forest-based income opportunities such as lease hunting and recreation, solitude and escape from emotional pressures and stress of modern living and working, and simply the pride of owning and caring for the land.

 

Getting Started in Farming
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This guide was published in NIFA's Small Farm Digest designed for people considering starting up as begining farmers and ranchers.  Provides information on the opportinities and challenges of farming, land ownership, links to programs and resources to help get you started.

 

Texas Land Trends - Texas landowner changes and trends
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The goal of the Texas Landowner Changes and Trends report is to describe the state's growinf population and changing rural landowners.

 

New Farmers Website

An online resource provides centralized, one-stop shopping for beginning farmers and ranchers to explore the variety of USDA initiatives designed to help them succeed.

USDA’s new farmers site has in-depth information, including:

  • how to increase access to land and capital;
  • build new markets;
  • participate in conservation opportunities;
  • select and use the right risk management tools; and
  • access USDA education and technical support programs.

 

National Young Farmers' Coalition

The National Young Farmers' Coalition represents, mobilizes, and engages young farmers to ensure their success across the country. NYFC supports practices and policies that will sustain young, independent, and prosperous farmers now and in the future through supporting independent family farms, sustainable farming pracices , affordable land for farmers, fair labor practices, farmer-to-farmer training, farmers of every ender, race and sexual orientaion, and cooperation and friendship between all farmers. Click Here.

 

Forage Information System

The Forage Information System, provided by Oregon State University is a resource for forage-related topics, including Extension, research, and teaching.

 

COMET-FARM™

COMET-FARM™ is a  whole farm and ranch carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system.  The tool guides you through describing your farm and ranch management practices including alternative future management scenarios. Once complete, a report is generated comparing the carbon changes and greenhouse gas emissions between your current management practices and future scenarios.

 

Annie's Project

Annie's Project offers a variety of extension classes across the country that educate farm women on risk management. The classes empower farm women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical information. Click here to see courses offered in your state.

 

Agricultural Marketing Resource Center (AgMRC)

The Agricultural Marketing Resource Center is an electronic, national resource for producers interested in value-added agriculture. The site works to provide unbiased, science-based marketing information for U.S. farmers and ranchers. There is information related to commodities and products, market and industry trends, business creation and operation, research results and value-added resources.

This site is an on-going project of the Iowa State University and partially funded by USDA Rural Development. Click here. 
 

 

Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Rangeland Management
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A publication of the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable and the Society for Range Management.

 

Ranching as a Conservation Strategy - Can Old Ranchers Save the New West?
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Working ranches are often promoted as means of private rangeland conservation because they can safeguard ecosystem services, protect open space, and maintain traditional ranching culture.

 

2012 Census of Agriculture - Texas State and County Data - Volume 1B
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The census of agriculture provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every State and county or county equivalent.

 

2012 Census of Agriculture - Texas State and County Data - Volume 1A
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The census of agriculture provides a detailed picture of U.S. farms and ranches every five years. It is the only source of uniform, comprehensive agricultural data for every State and county or county equivalent.

 

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities - A Guide to Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Entrepreneurship, Conservation, Food Systems, and Community Development
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This guide lists funding opportunities offered by federal programs, and is indispensable for anyone seeking government help to foster their innovative enterprise in forestry and agriculture.

 

South Texas, the "Last Great Habitat"
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Concerns about conservation of the tropical rainforests and other well-known regions of the world are widely publicized, yet a region of inestimable biological wealth lies relatively unrecognized on the back doorstep of North America.

 

Show Beginning Rancher Organizations & Professionals (206)
There are 206 resources serving Rolling Plains Region in the following categories:
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Conservation Districts
Andrew Kent SWCD
- Jayton, TX
Archer County SWCD
- Archer City, TX
California Creek SWCD
- Anson, TX
Callahan Divide Soil and Water Conservation District
- Baird, TX
Canadian River SWCD
- Amarillo, TX
Cap Rock SWCD
- Silverton, TX
Central Colorado SWCD
- Coleman, TX
Coke County SWCD
- Robert Lee, TX
Concho SWCD
- Eden, TX
Cottle County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Paducah, TX
Dawson County SWCD
- Lamesa, TX
Donley County SWCD
- Clarendon, TX
Duck Creek SWCD
- Spur, TX
Floyd County SWCD
Rex Isom - Field Representative - Floydada, TX
Foard County SWCD
- Crowell, TX
Garza SWCD
- Post, TX
Gray County SWCD
- Pampa, TX
Hall-Childress SWCD
- Memphis, TX
Hartley SWCD
- Hartley, TX
Haskell SWCD
- Haskell, TX
Hemphill County Soil and Water Conservation District
- Canadian, TX
Howard Soil and Water Conservation District
- Big Spring, TX
Hutchinson SWCD
- Stinnett, TX
Jack SWCD
- Jacksboro, TX
King SWCD
- Guthrie, TX
Lipscomb County SWCD
- Follett, TX
Little Wichita SCD
- Henrietta, TX
Lower Clear Fork-Brazos SWCD
Charlie Upchurch - TSSWCB Field Representative - Albany, TX
Lower Pease River SWCD
- Quanah, TX
Lubbock County SWCD
- Lubbock, TX
Lynn County SWCD
- Tahoka, TX
McClellan Creek SWCD
- Panhandle, TX
McCulloch SWCD
Kendria Ray - Field Representative - Brady, TX
Middle Clear Fork SWCD
- Abilene, TX
Middle Concho SWCD
- Big Lake, TX
Miller-Brazos SWCD
- Seymour, TX
Mitchell County SWCD
Ben Wilde - Field Representative - Colorado City, TX
Moore County SWCD
- Dumas, TX
Nolan County SWCD
- Sweetwater, TX
North Concho River SWCD
- Sterling city, TX
Ochiltree SWCD
- Perryton, TX
Oldham County SWCD
- Vega, TX
Palo Duro SWCD
- Canyon, TX
Pecan Bayou SWCD
- Brownwood, TX
Rio Blanco SWCD
- Crosbyton, TX
Roberts Soil and Water Conservation District
- Miami, TX
Runnels SWCD
- Norton, TX
Salt Fork SWCD
- Wellington, TX
Staked Plains SWCD
- Claude, TX
Stonewall SWCD
- Aspermont, TX
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
- Temple, TX
Throckmorton SWCD
- Throckmorton, TX
Tierra Blanca SWCD
- Hereford, TX
Tom Green SWCD
- San Angelo, TX
Upper Clear Fork SWCD
- Roby, TX
Upper Colorado SWCD
- Snyder, TX
Upper Pease SWCD
- Matador, TX
Wheeler County SWCD
- Wheeler, TX
Wichita SWCD
- Iowa Park, TX
Wichita-Brazos Soil and Water Conservation District
- Knox City, TX
Wilbarger SWCD
- Vernon, TX
Young SWCD
- Graham, TX
Cooperative Extension
Archer County Extension
- Archer City, TX
Armstrong County Extension
- Claude, TX
Baylor County Extension
- Seymour, TX
Borden County Extension
- Gail, TX
Briscoe County Extension
- Silverton, TX
Brown County Extension
- Brownwood, TX
Callahan County Extension
- Baird, TX
Carson County
- Panhandle, TX
Childress County Extension
- Childress, TX
Clay County Extension
- Henrietta, TX
Coke County Extension
- Robert Lee, TX
Coleman County Extension
- Coleman, TX
Collingsworth County
- Wellington, TX
Concho County Extension
- Paint Rock, TX
Cottle County Extension
- Paducah, TX
Crosby County Extension
- Crosbyton, TX
Dallam-Hartley County Extension
- Dalhart, TX
Dawson County Extension
- Lamesa, TX
Deaf Smith County
- Hereford, TX
Dickens County Extension
- Dickens, TX
Donley County
Darla Franks - Clarendon, TX
Ecosystem Service Management
Texas Agrilife Extension - College Station, TX
Fisher County Extension
- Roby, TX
Floyd County Extension
- Floydada, TX
Foard County Extension
- Crowell, TX
Garza County Extension
- Post, TX
Gray County Extension
- Pampa, TX
Hall County Extension
- Memphis, TX
Hardeman County Extension
- Quanah, TX
Haskell County Extension
- Haskell, TX
Hemphill County
- Canadian, TX
Howard County AgriLife Extension
- Big Spring, TX
Hutchinson County Extension
- Stinnett, TX
Irion County Extension
- Mertzon, TX
Jack County Extension
- Jacksboro, TX
Jones County Extension
- Anson, TX
Kent County Extension
- Jayton, TX
King County Extension
- Guthrie, TX
Knox County Extension
- Benjamin, TX
Lipscomb County
- Lipscomb, TX
Lubbock County Extension
- Lubbock, TX
Lynn County Extension
- Tahoka, TX
McCulloch County Extension
- Brady, TX
Mitchell County Extension
- Colorado City, TX
Moore County
- Dumas, TX
Motley County Extension
- Matador, TX
Nolan County Extension
- Sweetwater, TX
Ochiltree County
- Perryton, TX
Oldham County
- Vega, TX
Potter County Extension
- Amarillo, TX
Randall County
- Canyon, TX
Roberts County
- Miami, TX
Runnels County Extension
- Ballinger, TX
Scurry County Extension
- Snyder, TX
Shackelford County Extension
- Albany, TX
Stephens County Extension
- Breckenridge, TX
Sterling County Extension
- Sterling City, TX
Stonewall County Extension
- Aspermont, TX
Taylor County Extension
- Abilene, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
- College Station, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Amarillo
- Amarillo, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Fort Stockton
Staci Schoenfeldt - District Office Manager - Fort Stockton, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Lubbock
Michael Clawson - District Extension Administrator - Lubbock, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon
Dale Dunlap - Extension Administrator - Vernon, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research San Angelo
Kerri Michalewicz - District 7 Office Manager - San Angelo, TX
Throckmorton County Extension
- Throckmorton, TX
Tom Green County Extension
- San Angelo, TX
Wheeler County
- Wheeler, TX
Wichita County Extension
- Wichita Falls, TX
Wilbarger County Extension
- Vernon, TX
Young County Extension
- Graham, TX
Farm Equipment Sales and Service
Ag Producers Co-op
Dave Reinders - General Manager - Sunray, TX
Agri Drain
Charlie Schafer - President - Adair, IA
Best Tech Brands LLC
- Houston, TX
Cobacha, LLC
Kurt Oriol - Director - New York, NY
Conservis
- Minneapolis, MN
DripWorks
- Willits, CA
Forest Safety Products
Forest Safety Products - Van Hornesville, NY
McArthur Electric
- Bovina, TX
On Target Spray Systems
Progressive Grower Technologies, Inc. - Mt. Angel, OR
Williams Welding and Construction
- Dublin, TX
Farm Ranch And Forest Retailers
Ag Producers Co-op
Dave Reinders - General Manager - Sunray, TX
Andrew (Sponge) Palmer
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
Bryan Ashley
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
Carlo Sciara, Jr.
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
Charlie Paris
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
Clift Land Brokers
- Amarillo, TX
Cobacha, LLC
Kurt Oriol - Director - New York, NY
CoBank
Robert B. Engel - Chief Executive Officer - Greenwood Village, CO
Don Coleman
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
Dow AgroSciences LLC
- Indianapolis, IN
Forest Safety Products
Forest Safety Products - Van Hornesville, NY
Go Native Tree Farm
John Rosenfeld - Owner - Lancaster, PA
Hall and Hall
- Billings, MT
John Kilian
Field Coordinator - Burns Forestry - Crockett, TX
Keith Welch
RecLand Realty, LLC - Agent - Monroe, LA
L. Sam Middleton, ARA
Chas S. Middleton and Son - Appraiser, Manager - Lubbock, TX
Mason & Morse Ranch Company, LLC
- Colorado Springs, CO
Pat Porter
RecLand Realty, LLC - Broker - Monroe, LA
Robert C. Crane
Woodland Management Service - Consulting Forester - Stevens Point, WI
San Pedro Land & Cattle CO
Chase Currie - CARRIZO SPRINGS, TX
Scott Nevins
RecLand Realty, LLC - Forester/Agent (TX) - Monroe, LA
Southern Forestry Consultants, Inc.
- Bainbridge, GA
Steven J. Bilicek
Texas Ag Realty - Houston , TX
Teddy Reynolds, B.S.F., R.F., S.R.
Reynolds Forestry Consulting & Real Estate, PLLC - President/CEO - Magnolia, AR
The Molpus Woodlands Group, LLC
- Jackson, MS
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Agricultural Tax Appraisal Based on Wildlife Management
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Wildlife Division Private Lands and Habitat Program - Austin, TX
Conservation Easements - Tax Benefits
Chris Canalos - Georgia Conservation Tax Credit Program Manager - Atlanta, GA
Current Use Program
- Concord, NH
Current Use Tax Program
- Montpelier, VT
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Farmland Preservation Act
- Frankfort, KY
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Forest Conservation - Property Tax Benefits
Massachusetts Energy & Environmental AffairsMA
Glacial Habitat Restoration Area Program
- Madison, WI
Green Acres tax deferral program
MN
Illinois Tax programs for Tax Reductions
- Springfield, IL
Managed Forest Law
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources - Madison, WI
Native Prairie and Wildlife Habitat - Property Tax Benefits
- Des Moines, IA
Native Prairie Tax Exemption Program
Minnesota Department of Natural ResourcesMN
Open Space Conservation - Property Tax Benefits
- Crownsville, MD
Property Tax Benefits for Maintaining Land Use
Georgia Department of RevenueGA
Reforestation Tax Credit Program
- Oregon Department of Forestry - Salem, OR
Sage Advisors
Stephen Thor Johnson - Principal/Owner - West Chester, PA
Waterfowl Restoration Program
- Cambridge, MD
Wildlife Management Tax Exemption
Comptroller, Property Tax Division - Austin, TX
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Livestock Auctions and Traders
Abilene Livestock Auction
Randy Carson - Owner - Abilene, TX
Amarillo Livestock Auction
John Graves - Office Manager - Amarillo, TX
Big Spring Livestock Auction
- Big Spring, TX
Bobby Edmond Horse Sales, Ltd.
- Clyde, TX
Coleman Livestock Auction Commission Co., Inc.
- Coleman, TX
Floydada Livestock Sales Inc.
John Fortenberry - Floydada, TX
Graham Livestock Commission
- Graham, TX
Hondo Livestock Auction
- Hondo, TX
Lubbock Stockyards Inc
- Lubbock, TX
Producers Livestock Auction Co
- San Angelo, TX
Shamrock Livestock Comm Co
- Shamrock, TX
Sweetwater Cattle Auction
- Sweetwater, TX
Talpa Horse Sale LLC
- Talpa, TX
Wellington Livestock Comm Inc
- Wellington, TX
Wichita Livestock Sales
- Wichita Falls, TX
Winnsboro Livestock & Dairy Auction
- Winnsboro, TX

 Grazing Rights

   
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Grazing Leasing and Liability
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Guidlines and examples

 

Texas Grazing Lease Checklist
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Leasing land to another person for grazing can benefit both the landowner and lessee.

 

 Livestock Best Management Practices

   
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Reducing Conflict with Grizzly Bears, Wolves and Elk A Western Landowners’ Guide
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This guide has been produced by and for landowners and practitioners constructively engaged in one of the greatest conservation challenges of our time—how to share and manage a wild, working landscape that sustains both people and wildlife.

 

Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Rangeland Management
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A publication of the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable and the Society for Range Management.

 

How to Compost and Use Horse Manure- A Step-By-Step Guide for Horse Owners
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Provides essential steps for building and using a horse manure composting system that can be managed without the aid of a tractor. This system is intended for backyard or small farm (ranchette) operations with 1 to 5 horses.

 

Creating & Using a Sacrifice Area for Horses- A Good Start for Healthy Pastures
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A sacrifice area is any small enclosure intended to be a horse's outdoor living quarters during the winter and spring. These areas can improve the health and productivity of pastures.

 

Lone Star Healthy Streams - Beef Cattle Manual
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This publication aims to help beef producers protect Texas waterways from contamination that is associated with the production of livestock and that may pose a health risk to Texas citizens.

 

Water Quality Management Program - Managing and Abating Agricultural & Silvicultural Nonpoint Source Polluation
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A WQMP is a site-specific plan developed through and approved by soil and water conservation districts for agricultural or silvicultural lands.

 

Livestock for Small Acreage Landowners
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New rural landowners are often interested in establishing livestock enterprises, even when their acreages are small. While forage availability may limit stocking rate, there are some livestock operations that can succeed on small acreages.

 

 Range Best Management Practices

   
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Mowing and Management: Best Practices for Monarchs
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Understanding when monarchs are present allows land managers to time management practices like burning, mowing, grazing, or targeted pesticide application when they are least likely to harm monarchs.

 

Cattlemen’s Land Trust at the Forefront of Conservation
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Watch and listen to an on-the-ground panel of experts talk about the relationship of how ranchers and conservationists work together provides successful conservation outcomes while keeping working lands working.

 

Meet Chad Ellis CEO of the Texas Agricultural Land Trust
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Chad introduces us to the conservation ethic and DNA of Texas ranchers and reviews the past and future TALT conservation easements.

 

Up In Smoke: Fire and Invasives on Western Rangelands
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Sagebrush rangelands once covered nearly 250 million acres in western North America. Today, this landscape has been reduced to half its original size and is rapidly shrinking.

 

Improving Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Through Revegetation and Rangeland Management
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A diversity of habitats is required throughout the lifecycle of the prairie-chicken to provide food and shelter. Planting to improve lesser prairie-chicken habitat requires not only the correct species of grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs, but, also the selections which have proven success or which are locally adapted.

 

Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Conservation Framework

The Landscape Conservation Cooperative (LCC) Conservation Framework can be used by natural resource professionals and landowners to guide habitat management practices, conservation planning, and decision making for priority species and a variety of other wildlife that can provide economic, recreational, and aesthetic value to a single property or an entire region. Managing habitat for priority species like the endangered black-capped vireo can benefit other species, including popular game species, such as northern bobwhite, white-tailed deer, and wild turkey. Similarly, managing for game species, if done responsibly, can benefit endangered species. 

 

Forage Information System

The Forage Information System, provided by Oregon State University is a resource for forage-related topics, including Extension, research, and teaching.

 

Criteria and Indicators of Sustainable Rangeland Management
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A publication of the Sustainable Rangelands Roundtable and the Society for Range Management.

 

Integrating Bird Conservation into Range Management

This manual is designed to assist resource professionals with integrating birds and their habitat needs into range management and monitoring, and to train landowners and land managers to do the same.& ...

 

Best Management Practices for Shortgrass Prairie Birds
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The information in this guide is designed to guide you in creating and maintaining habitat for 13 bird species of the shortgrass prairie, birds that are in need of conservation efforts.

 

Private Lands Public Benefits - Incentives For The Stewardship Of Texas Agricultural Lands
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This guide is for Texans who want to ensure a future for the state’s farms and ranches: landowners who want to conserve, protect and steward their land and its resources; policymakers concerned about the costs to the state of the loss of rural lands; and all Texans who value the many benefits provided by working farms and ranches.

 

NBCI’s Bobwhite Almanac, State of the Bobwhite 2012
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This 2nd edition of the NBCI’s annual “State of the Bobwhite” report provides the most comprehensive assessment ever compiled on the current state of bobwhite conservation in the US.

 

State Of The Bobwhite - Grassland Conservation At A Crossroads
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This first annual “State of the Bobwhite” report by the National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative (NBCI) and the National Bobwhite Technical Committee (NBTC) provides a snapshot of the population, hunting, and conservation status of the northern bobwhite, Colinus virginianus.

 

The Role of Prescribed Fire in Mitigating Catastrophic Wildfires
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The value of prescribed burning in maintaining the functionality of rangelands has long been recognized. Prescribed burning can improve rangeland conditions, forage productivity and wildlife habitat.

 

Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Program for Texas Agriculture
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This fact sheet helps agricultural producers understand the basic obligations under the Oil Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasture (SPCC) Program.

 

Fragmented Lands - Changing Land Ownership in Texas
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This brochure provides information to help you make crucial decisions that address the ownership fragmentation issue and its potential impact on Texas’ rural communities and the natural resources upon which our waters, wildlife habitats, and agricultural economies are ultimately based.

 

Water Quality Management Program - Managing and Abating Agricultural & Silvicultural Nonpoint Source Polluation
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A WQMP is a site-specific plan developed through and approved by soil and water conservation districts for agricultural or silvicultural lands.

 

How to Manage Manure Harvesting Frequency for Summer Drought Dust Control

Texas Agrilife publication about making supplemental water go further, managing dry manure depth, and timing of manure removal.

 

Proper Lagoon Management to Reduce Odor and Excessive Sludge Accumulation
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Texas Agrilife discusses the efficiency, bacteria, management, pumping, salts and pH of lagoon management for poultry and livestock waste.

 

Reducing the Risk of Groundwater Contamination By Improving Livestock Manure Storage and Treatment Facilities
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A publication that addresses issues arising when landowners answer “yes” to these questions: Are you aware of manure sampling ...

 

Improving the Air Quality of Animal Feeding Operations with Proper Facility & Manure Management
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Another publication from Texas Agrilife Extension, this publication covers control of odors and dust attained through siting of new facilities and practices for existing facilities.

 

Western Grasslands Initiative - A Plan for Conserving Grassland Habitat and Wildlife
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The mission of Western Grassland Initiative is to serve as the primary contributor to the implementation of conservation and management actions, through partnerships and cooperative efforts, resulting in improved species status, grassland habitats, and recreational opportunities for grassland dependent species across North America.

 

A Landowner's Guide to Wildlife Friendly Fences - How to Build Fence with Wildlife in Mind
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Bobwhite and Upland Songbird Response to CCRP Practice CP33, Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
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Summary Findings The Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds practice (CP33) is the first Federal conservation practice to target species-specific population recovery goals of a national wildlife conservation initiative (the Northern Bobwhite Conservation Initiative).

 

Patch Burning
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Patch burning is a relatively new concept to range management; however, it has been occurring naturally for hundreds of years from lightning strikes.

 

Biological Control
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Biological control is the use of herbivores (domestic or wild) to aid in the management of invasive plant species. These plants are typically chemically or physically defended; therefore, herbivores do not readily seek them out for consumption.& ...

 

Flexible Grazing
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Almost every year some areas of Texas experience drought conditions at some level. For most of us, we don’t think about drought in a year when we have received above normal rainfall totals, we tend to start thinking of drought when the rain stops and the drought is upon us.& ...

 

Riparian Restoration on Farms and Ranches in Texas
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Texas has over 191,000 miles of waterways with riparian areas – the green vegetation zones along creeks, rivers and lakes – that provide great economic, social, cultural and environmental value to the state.& ...

 

Using Animal Manure and Wastewater for Crops and Pastures - Know and Take Credit for Your N,P, and K.
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When managed properly, irrigation of crops with effluent reduces a producer’s reliance on commercial fertilizers and helps protect surface and groundwater quality.

 

Managing Crop Nutrients through Soil, Manure and Effluent Testing
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Texas Agrilife summarizes how to use soil, manure and effluent testing to determine  and calibrate land application rates for nutrients.

 

The Role of Farm Policy in Achieving Large-Scale Conservation - Bobwhite and Buffers
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The conservation provisions of the Farm Bill can produce more consistent positive wildlife habitat benefits when policy (program statutes, rules, practices, and practice standards) is developed in the context of explicit goals identified as part of large-scale conservation initiatives.

 

Managing working lands for northern bobwhite - the USDA NRCS Bobwhite Restoration Project
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Land Fragmentation - Texas' Open Spaces Rapidly Disappearing
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Texas Rural Lands - Trends and Conservation Implications for the 21st Century
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This report describes the key findings of an analysis of the status and recent changes in ownership size, land  use and property values of private farms, ranches and forestlands in Texas.

 

Influence of Rainfall, Type of Range, and Brush Management on Abundance of Northern Bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) in Southern Texas
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ABSTRACT—Assessing numerical response of northern bobwhites (Colinus virginianus) to habitat improvement in semi-arid rangeland often is confounded by responses of populations to highly variable patterns of rainfall.

 

Best Management Practices for Agricultural Water Users
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BMPs for agricultural water users are combinations of site-specific management, educational, and physical practices that have proven to be effective and are economical for conserving water.

 

Algal Blooms, Scums and Mats in Ponds
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This brief document is full of photos that will help landowners to determine what form of algae they may have.  It describes the major types, their causes, effects, and what can be done to manage algal blooms.

 

 

 Google News about Rangeland

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Beginning Rancher News Items
Historic River Crossing in West Texas is Filled With Death - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
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Short Story Winner: ‘Immaculate’ - The Texas Observer
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Here’s our first look at Jared Padalecki in Walker, Texas Ranger reboot - GEEKSPIN
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South Texas rancher profile: LL “Dave” Davis and Double D Ranch - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
11/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: LL “Dave” Davis and Double D Ranch - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
Texas bullet train company still lacks permits for Dallas-to-Houston route - The Texas Tribune
11/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas bullet train company still lacks permits for Dallas-to-Houston route    The Texas Tribune
Drought affects West Texas ranchers and farmers - KOSA
11/16/2020 7:46:00 PM
Drought affects West Texas ranchers and farmers    KOSA
Bringing the Dead Home - The Texas Observer
11/16/2020 3:00:00 AM
Bringing the Dead Home    The Texas Observer
Southeast Texas's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Southeast Texas, Texas | 12NEWSNOW.com | 12newsnow.com - 12newsnow.com KBMT-KJAC
11/6/2020 3:00:00 AM
Southeast Texas's Leading Local News: Weather, Traffic, Sports and more | Southeast Texas, Texas | 12NEWSNOW.com | 12newsnow.com    12newsnow.com KBMT-KJAC
South Texas rancher profile: Preservation on the Ox Hunting Ranch - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
11/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: Preservation on the Ox Hunting Ranch - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
South Texas rancher profile: Valdina Ranch & Lodge transforms an abandoned horse barn into a dove hunter's haven - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
11/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: Valdina Ranch & Lodge transforms an abandoned horse barn into a dove hunter's haven - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
South Texas rancher profile: Brushy Hill Game Ranch Inc., a large bow-hunt only destination - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
11/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: Brushy Hill Game Ranch Inc., a large bow-hunt only destination - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
South Texas rancher profile: There's something special about a good hunting dog - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
11/4/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: There's something special about a good hunting dog - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
Welcome to the Rancher Hall of Fame - Texas Monthly
11/3/2020 3:00:00 AM
Welcome to the Rancher Hall of Fame    Texas Monthly
Inside the Democrats’ New Plan to Flip Texas - POLITICO
10/30/2020 3:00:00 AM
Inside the Democrats’ New Plan to Flip Texas    POLITICO
Texas Rancher Puts Ugly Pumpkins to Good Use - Spectrum News
10/29/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Rancher Puts Ugly Pumpkins to Good Use    Spectrum News
Texas Longhorns Return to Copperas Cove - Coveleaderpress
10/29/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Longhorns Return to Copperas Cove    Coveleaderpress
East Texas Ag News: Agricultural businesses should consider special tax regulations and allowances - KLTV
10/8/2020 3:00:00 AM
East Texas Ag News: Agricultural businesses should consider special tax regulations and allowances    KLTV
Norfleet: The Texas Rancher Who Kept On Coming - Texas Standard
10/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Norfleet: The Texas Rancher Who Kept On Coming    Texas Standard
Why Are Some Ranchers Now Selling More Beef Directly To Consumers? It's The Pandemic. - Texas Standard
9/29/2020 3:00:00 AM
Why Are Some Ranchers Now Selling More Beef Directly To Consumers? It's The Pandemic.    Texas Standard
The Quest for Better Beef - Texas Monthly
8/19/2020 10:33:03 AM
The Quest for Better Beef    Texas Monthly
South Texas rancher profile: Annandale Ranch's place in history includes being a vacation spot for millions of bats - San Antonio - San Antonio Business Journal
7/24/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: Annandale Ranch's place in history includes being a vacation spot for millions of bats - San Antonio    San Antonio Business Journal
Farmers and ranchers, restaurant owners worry after Texas adds more COVID-19 restrictions - RFD-TV
7/8/2020 3:00:00 AM
Farmers and ranchers, restaurant owners worry after Texas adds more COVID-19 restrictions    RFD-TV
West Texas farm and ranch conference set July 31-Aug. 1 | AgriLife Today - AgriLife Today
6/25/2020 3:00:00 AM
West Texas farm and ranch conference set July 31-Aug. 1 | AgriLife Today    AgriLife Today
Texas ranchers plan to sell their meat to local consumers - KXXV News Channel 25
5/22/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas ranchers plan to sell their meat to local consumers    KXXV News Channel 25
Texas cattle ranchers strive to adapt to sudden economic impact caused by COVID-19 - The Center Square
5/18/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas cattle ranchers strive to adapt to sudden economic impact caused by COVID-19    The Center Square
How to buy beef direct from farms and ranches across Texas - KPRC Click2Houston
5/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
How to buy beef direct from farms and ranches across Texas    KPRC Click2Houston
Many Texas ranchers won’t survive multibillion-dollar financial hit from coronavirus - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
5/10/2020 3:00:00 AM
Many Texas ranchers won’t survive multibillion-dollar financial hit from coronavirus    Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Meat shortages, which hurt Texas ranchers, are going to be the new normal according to experts - KXXV News Channel 25
5/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Meat shortages, which hurt Texas ranchers, are going to be the new normal according to experts    KXXV News Channel 25
Texas Agriculture Commissioner calls on U.S. attorney general to investigate meatpackers for price-fixing - KPRC Click2Houston
5/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Agriculture Commissioner calls on U.S. attorney general to investigate meatpackers for price-fixing    KPRC Click2Houston
Ranchers struggling to feed their cattle in South Texas drought - KRIS Corpus Christi News
5/6/2020 3:00:00 AM
Ranchers struggling to feed their cattle in South Texas drought    KRIS Corpus Christi News
Texas Farmers, Ranchers Answer The Call During COVID-19 Outbreak - San Saba News & Star
4/29/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Farmers, Ranchers Answer The Call During COVID-19 Outbreak    San Saba News & Star
Texas cattle producers seek solutions to COVID-19 disruption - The Center Square
4/17/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas cattle producers seek solutions to COVID-19 disruption    The Center Square
‘Turmoil’: Texas ranchers could see ‘significant’ pain from meat packing plant closures - KXAN.com
4/15/2020 3:00:00 AM
‘Turmoil’: Texas ranchers could see ‘significant’ pain from meat packing plant closures    KXAN.com
Coronavirus hits already struggling Texas farmers and ranchers - KXAN.com
4/14/2020 3:00:00 AM
Coronavirus hits already struggling Texas farmers and ranchers    KXAN.com
Texas Farm Bureau Forges Strong Connections at Restaurant Trade Show - Farm Bureau News
4/7/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Farm Bureau Forges Strong Connections at Restaurant Trade Show    Farm Bureau News
Texas Rancher Feels Impact of Coronavirus - Spectrum News
3/31/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Rancher Feels Impact of Coronavirus    Spectrum News
South Texas Rancher Profile: The legacy of the Elliott family - San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio Business Journal
3/20/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas Rancher Profile: The legacy of the Elliott family - San Antonio Business Journal    San Antonio Business Journal
South Texas rancher profile: Cuatro Light Cattle Company - San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio Business Journal
3/18/2020 3:00:00 AM
South Texas rancher profile: Cuatro Light Cattle Company - San Antonio Business Journal    San Antonio Business Journal
How one Texas rancher used pasture management to battle drought - Beef Magazine
2/27/2020 3:00:00 AM
How one Texas rancher used pasture management to battle drought    Beef Magazine
Anne Marion, Texas Rancher, Heiress and Arts Patron, Dies at 81 - The New York Times
2/25/2020 3:00:00 AM
Anne Marion, Texas Rancher, Heiress and Arts Patron, Dies at 81    The New York Times
Texas cattle ranchers face tough decision to cull or sell herds as drought deepens - USA TODAY
1/19/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas cattle ranchers face tough decision to cull or sell herds as drought deepens    USA TODAY
Texas Rancher Measures 100-Plus Inches of Rainfall - Drovers Magazine
1/2/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Rancher Measures 100-Plus Inches of Rainfall    Drovers Magazine
Texas Rancher Started Young, Now Owns His Own Land -- at 17 - DTN The Progressive Farmer
6/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas Rancher Started Young, Now Owns His Own Land -- at 17    DTN The Progressive Farmer
Grazing Rights News Items
Texas Pacific Land Trust: The Bear Case - Seeking Alpha
9/23/2020 3:00:00 AM
Texas Pacific Land Trust: The Bear Case    Seeking Alpha
A Four-Day, 65-Mile Walk Along the Texas Coast - Texas Monthly
7/22/2020 10:01:17 AM
A Four-Day, 65-Mile Walk Along the Texas Coast    Texas Monthly
Man gives Texas game wardens fake name to get out of warrants, arrested on warrants under fake name - Chron
11/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Man gives Texas game wardens fake name to get out of warrants, arrested on warrants under fake name    Chron
Texas game wardens bust man for pot. His defense? I'm in the wrong county - Chron
11/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas game wardens bust man for pot. His defense? I'm in the wrong county    Chron
'Exclusive' Central Texas hunting lease wasn't exclusive, after all - KWTX
10/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
'Exclusive' Central Texas hunting lease wasn't exclusive, after all    KWTX
How Fracking Enriches Education In Texas - The Rest Of The Story - Forbes
1/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
How Fracking Enriches Education In Texas - The Rest Of The Story    Forbes
Statue of Comanche leader Quanah Parker dedicated in Texas - Seattle Times
12/2/2017 3:00:00 AM
Statue of Comanche leader Quanah Parker dedicated in Texas    Seattle Times
Cielo Vista Ranch, home of fourteener Culebra Peak, now owned by heir to Texas oil fortune - The Denver Post
9/18/2017 3:00:00 AM
Cielo Vista Ranch, home of fourteener Culebra Peak, now owned by heir to Texas oil fortune    The Denver Post
Texas ‘dirt bandit’ suspected in NM - Albuquerque Journal
8/10/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas ‘dirt bandit’ suspected in NM    Albuquerque Journal
Texas Pacific Land Trust - Business Insider - Business Insider
8/7/2014 3:00:00 AM
Texas Pacific Land Trust - Business Insider    Business Insider
Amid Nevada Fight, Texas In Its Own Land Dispute With BLM - CBS Local
4/24/2014 3:00:00 AM
Amid Nevada Fight, Texas In Its Own Land Dispute With BLM    CBS Local
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