The Casual Cattle Conversations Podcast: Extending Grazing Seasons in Northern Climates Improves Profits and Soil Health

Extending Grazing Seasons in Northern Climates Improves Profits and Soil Health

Regardless of location, more days spent grazing is something more and more ranchers continue to push for. However, ranchers in northern climates with harsh especially appreciate extended grazing seasons to reduce input costs.

Luke Ressler farms and ranches alongside his wife, Elli, and her parents in northeastern North Dakota in the Red River Valley. Together, they farm, feed cattle, and have a cow-calf operation. In 2019, Luke and Elli decided to place more emphasis on soil health and integrating cattle onto the crop land.

Ressler says, “With land prices being so high, I want to protect the soil by keeping more residue out there, adding cover crops, and having a living root to keep the soil in place.”.... 



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