Information and Training for Turning Livestock into Land Management Tools
Put Your Livestock to Work For You!
Sometimes the best new technology isn't a new gadget, a new implement, a new seed mix or a new feed supplement. Sometimes the best new technology simply requires you to use your brain and your animals in a new way.
Two decades of research explain how animals choose what to eat and where to go. Principles based on that research make it easy for you to change your livestock's behavior so you can use them as an economical and environmentally friendly tool for:
sustainable agriculture and local food production,
managing or reducing weeds,
reducing fire danger; and
creating or improving wildlife habitat and biodiversity
Cows can learn to eat thistles, leafy spurge, knapweeds, black mustard and more. It takes as little as 5 days, $3.50 per animal in materials, and 8 to 10 hours in labor. Check out our Projects List!
My six year reseach project explored the best ways to manage goats for fire control. The results are useful for land managers and those interested in running a prescribed grazing service.
If you run a prescribed grazing service or are trying to find a service provider visit the Grazing Service Providers Page to learn more.
