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With the recent drought in the American West, ranchers may be forced to find more sustainable options. And some researchers are looking to a breed of cattle from the past to find the answers. Jon and ...

This story is part of the State of Change project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. With the recent drought in the West, ranchers may be forced to find more sustainable ...

Matt Barnes grew up in Pennsylvania, where forests enjoy consistent rain and most farmers grow corn. But from a young age, he was drawn to the Western landscape of places like Southwest Colorado, ...

A team of scientists and ranchers are studying Criollo cattle with a mission to think of solutions for agricultural producers threatened by climate change. Ranching has a problem. Specifically, ...

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Sustainable beef production is a challenge in the semi-arid rangeland environments of the southwest. Climate change may reduce the ability of these ecosystems to support herds of ...

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A set of calves grazing winter pasture at the New Mexico State University Clayton Livestock Research Center near Clayton, New Mexico, may look typical of Texas High Plains cattle, but this group is ...

Criollo cattle are related to the Texas longhorn and known to use semi-arid rangelands more fully or efficiently, said Glenn Duff, Ph.D., superintendent at the Clayton Livestock Research Center and a ...

With the recent drought in the West, ranchers might be forced to find more sustainable options. And some researchers are looking to a breed of cattle from the past for answers. Jon and Susie Eickoff ...