By Wayne Burleson In 1995 the Quirk Cattle Company, a century-old family ranch near Eureka, Montana, was concerned about the future. the owners, Faye and Leland Driggs, strived each day to take good care of their 300 cows on the 3,000-acre (1,200-ha) ranch. However, there was a problem. Daily chores were becoming more than [...]
By Jim Howell I love stock density. Apart from the aesthetic pleasure of watching huge numbers of herbivores grazing in a tight, cohesive herd, just the way nature intended, high stock density is associated with a big list of positives. Stock density refers to the concentration of a herd of animals at a specific [...]
Wherever water runs in an arid world, it leaves a mark. If a ditch leaks, even for a short time, onto a fallow corner there will be a narrow streak of green weeds recording on the ground the extent of its travels. If it continues to run there, grasses may start to show up, and [...]
