Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.

Range monitoring helps producers provide abundant and nutritious forage for their livestock.

Ranchers should expect delays of approximately four weeks.

Range managers don’t need to be experts in plant identification to monitor rangeland.

Planting a cover crop can enhance soil health while creating feed for late-season grazing or hay and haylage production.

Grazing too early in the spring can result in decreased forage production the entire grazing season.

Try to avoid turning livestock out to pasture too soon this spring.

Mike Beltz of Hillsboro has been elected the chair of the board.

Poor water quality can impact livestock health.

Wildfires will increase the amount of bare ground, which can lead to a higher risk of erosion.