Silvopasture getting closer look in Southeast 08/31/2016
By Mike Beacom Dr. Alan Franzluebbers didn’t go looking for silvopasture; the practice was waiting for him. The research ecologist relocated four years ago to a position with North Carolina State University's Department of Soil Science. Having researched pasture systems for more than a decade in Georgia, Franzluebbers inherited a silvopasture study already underway at…… Continue reading →
Q&A with Steve Hedstrom: CDs make for strong forestry partners 08/31/2016
By Mike Beacom Steve Hedstrom and his family manage a 3,000-acre cow-calf operation in Raynesford, Montana. For the past year he has served as the chair of the Forestry Resource Policy Group (RPG), which consists of representatives from each of NACD’s seven regions and representatives from both the National Conservation District Employees Association (NCDEA) and the…… Continue reading →
NACD takes on the West’s wild horses, burros problem 07/07/2016
By Emma Shumway WASHINGTON, July 7, 2016 – Together with other members of the National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition (NHBRMC), the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) held a briefing for congressional staffers Wednesday to shed some much needed light on the mismanagement of wild horses and burros on federal lands. Keith Norris,…… Continue reading →
Goats, invasive weeds and developed areas – What a combination! 03/31/2016
Guest Blogger: LeAnn Harner, Board Member, Oliver SCD, North Dakota and Member, NACD Urban and Community RPG When your slope is steep and the weeds are tall – who you gonna call? GOAT POWER! At least, that’s what Briana Murphy and other goat graziers hope. During a March 17, 2016 webinar, Briana detailed how she contracts…… Continue reading →