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Grazing

Red Poll cattle have been called in to help manage the species-rich meadows around Havering, England that are home to many wildflowers, bees and bird species.

New lawn ‘mooers’ keep the grass trimmed in East London’s parks

Environment

The town council in Havering, England, has turned to cows instead of lawnmowers to keep parks and other green spaces neat and trim. Locals say traditional grazing promotes biodiversity and could save half a million dollars over 10 years.The town council in Havering, England, has turned to cows instead of lawnmowers to keep parks and other green spaces neat and trim. Locals say traditional grazing promotes biodiversity and could save half a million dollars over 10 years.

Brown Revolution: Preserving soil quality by changing grazing patterns

Environment

Wild Horses Spark Debate Among Wyoming Ranchers

The World

Idaho Grazing Rights Chew New Turf

Babbit Makes Good on Grazing Fees Pledge

The World

Sustainable Dairy Farming

In the second part of Living on Earth’s series on the Great Lakes region, host Steve Curwood visits a family farm near the shores of Lake Michigan to report on a sustainable alternative to traditional dairy farming. “Rotational Grazing” combines old-fashioned grazing practices with modern technology to reduce production costs, improve soil quality, prevent manure […]

The World

All Hat and Lots of Cattle

Living on Earth takes a look at the new chief of the Interior Deptartment – from his deep roots in the Spanish Southwest to his approach to managing the nation’s land and natural resources.

The World

Grazing up the Land?

The debate over the impacts of cattle grazing on public lands has ramped up in light of the government’s recent easing of grazing restrictions.

The World

Grazing in the Grass

A small number of ranchers are rejecting the feedlot system and raising their cows on grass. Producer Guy Hand follows one cattleman as he tries to make a go of ranching the old fashioned way, selling direct to a new group of consumers.

The World

Foot and Mouth

More than three million livestock animals have been slaughtered in Great Britain since the start of the foot and mouth outbreak. Jesse Wegman reports on how the pastoral English countryside may change with grazing animals and farmers no longer tending to the land.