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Irrigating Grass with a Center Pivot is like Planting Wheat with a Corn Planter. You're using the wrong tool for the job.

Pastures, where Serengeti grazing is practiced, have the appearance of a manicured golf course.

This 4 x 2 x 4 foot portable tank has made Nebraska cattleman Curt Morrow's rotational grazing system more feasible because all he needs to move it everyday is an ATV. The tank's quick recharge features ensures that his cattle have water when they need it.

A general rule for water consumption is that livestock need one gallon of water for each pound of dry matter consumed. As the air temperature increases from 50 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, livestock need more than twice as much water.

When we look at the basics of pasture productivity, cre­ating a more effective water cycle is up there right next to capturing more solar energy on every acre.

Understanding and managing three main focus areas in grazing manage­ment when it comes to increasing the overall carrying capacity of a farm or ­ranch.

A problem we have in agriculture is that the water cycle is generally broken. To see what I mean let's look at our fields or pastures when it rains at a microscopic level.

K-Line Irrigation has developed a new small parcel irrigation system for the property owner with a few acres to irrigate.

As animal feeding operations (AFOs) come under increasing environmental pressures, farmers and researchers are finding new ways to manage feedlot runoff.