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

NDSU is offering range managers a new online forum to share ideas, and post and answer questions.

NDSU’s Central Grasslands Research Extension Center will help producers learn how to better monitor their rangeland.

Knowledge of ecological sites is vital to understanding rangeland health.

Monitoring key sites will help rangeland managers see what’s happening in an entire management unit.

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

Plants can help signal overgrazing on rangeland.

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

The seminar will highlight beef cattle research conducted at the HREC, NDSU and Mandan USDA-Agricultural Research Service.

Fertilizer is good for plants, but not good for cattle.