December 27, 2019

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X17310338 Journal: Agricultural Systems Publication Date: 05/2018 Summary: Beef cattle have been identified as the largest livestock-sector contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using life cycle analysis (LCA), several studies have concluded that grass-finished beef systems have greater GHG intensities than feedlot-finished (FL) beef systems. These studies evaluated only one grazing management system – continuous …

Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems Read More »

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308521X13000607 Journal: Agricultural Systems Publication Date: 09/2013 Summary: Conventional cattle ranching in the lowlands of Chiapas, Mexico typically employs extensive grazing, annual pasture burns and frequent applications of agrochemicals, threatening biodiversity and long-term productivity. A small group of innovative ranchers in the Central Valleys are converting to holistic management through careful land-use planning, rotational grazing, …

Sustainability of holistic and conventional cattle ranching in the seasonally dry tropics of Chiapas, Mexico Read More »

URL: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10705-010-9360-x Journal: Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems Publication Date: 11/2010 Summary: Crop-livestock systems are regaining their importance as an alternative to unsustainable intensive farming systems. Loss of biodiversity, nutrient pollution and habitat fragmentation are a few of many concerns recently reported with modern agriculture. Integrating crops and pastures in no-till systems can result in better environmental …

Managing grazing animals to achieve nutrient cycling and soil improvement in no-till integrated systems Read More »

URL: https://academic.oup.com/jas/article-abstract/96/4/1519/4833918 Journal: Journal of Animal Science Publication Date: 04/2018 Summary: To ensure long-term sustainability and ecological resilience of agroecosystems, agricultural production should be guided by policies to ensure regenerative cropping and grazing management protocols. Changing current unsustainable high-input agricultural practices to low-input practices that regenerate ecosystem function will be necessary for sustainable, resilient agroecosystems. Effective …

FORAGES AND PASTURES SYMPOSIUM: COVER CROPS IN LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: WHOLE-SYSTEM APPROACH: Managing grazing to restore soil health and farm livelihoods Read More »

URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167880919300301 Journal: Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment Publication Date: 07/2019 Summary: We assess holistic planned grazing outcomes in shortgrass prairie of the Northern Great Plains of North America. We compared key ecosystem functions on the ranch managed using adaptive multi-paddocks (AMP) grazing by bison with those on neighboring ranch paddocks managed using set stocked light continuous …

Impacts of holistic planned grazing with bison compared to continuous grazing with cattle in South Dakota shortgrass prairie Read More »