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Livestock Industry Reacts to Greater Sage Grouse Conservation Report

Today the Public Lands Council (PLC) and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement after the release of the Department of the Interior report on Order 3353, “Greater Sage Grouse Conservation and Cooperation with Western States”:

“During an initial review of the report, I was encouraged by several key priorities including the compatibility of proper grazing management and conservation,” said PLC President, Dave Eliason. “The report acknowledges the need for a more collaborative approach between grazing permittees and federal leadership, as well as a reexamination of the Habitat Objectives Table and its application – both key elements to successful conservation efforts for the Greater Sage Grouse. The report also reinforced the need to pursue outcome-based grazing demonstration projects and targeted grazing pilot projects, two critical tools for responsive management of ecosystems and fuel loads.

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Spot Feeding Pigs To Clear Pasture

Video: Spot Feeding Pigs To Clear Pasture

This is a very simple yet effective method to encourage pigs to root and till up specific areas of our pasture. We're calling it spot feeding only because I don't know if it has an official term (Let me know if it does)

In this one we'll show you our pigs in action, talk briefly about how we're doing this, what they've covered and show you how simple this feeding method really is.

I've found that we can use spot feeding to keep our fence line clear as well as clearing up briars and other things that aren't as desirable for the pigs.