Grazing Management

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Grazing management is the planning, implementation and monitoring of animal grazing to achieve sustained animal, plant, land, environmental and economic results under a range of environmental conditions.

Grazing management practices seek to optimize livestock production and maintain productive grasslands by minimizing overgrazing, improving forage production and increasing plant and animal diversity. Grazing, when well-managed, allows healthy grasslands to be sustained, livestock operations to meet economic requirements and other plants and animals to flourish. Well-managed grazing techniques can reverse damage and help to restore grassland health.

  • Rancho Coyamito Sur

    Chihuahua, Chihuahua

    Coyamito Sur Ranch, located in Chihuahua in Mexico, has improved local environmental conditions through grazing management. Using a rotational grazing system, the ranch limits the effect of livestock disturbance on the land and improves grass productivity.

  • Rancho El 15

    Villa Ahumada and Chihuahua, Chihuahua

    Rancho El 15 forms part of the grassland conservation collaboration initiative between the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and the non-profit organizations, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory, IMC Vida Silvestre and Pronatura.

  • Rancho El Gorguz

    Janos, Chihuahua

    The purpose of the adoption of sound management practices at Rancho El Gorguz was to strengthen ranch infrastructure to improve the grazing system and grassland conditions, thereby enriching the habitat for fauna.

  • Rancho Jaralillo

    Durango, Durango

    Rancho Jaralillo, located in Durango State in Mexico, implements sustainable practices inspired by the Holistic Management approach. Due to its location in a semi-arid region, the ranch is prone to soil erosion.

  • Rancho La Gacha

    Piedras Negras, Coahuila

    Rancho La Gacha, located in Piedras Negras in Mexico, is a unique ranching operation dedicated to sustainable practices. The ranch employs a grazing system that utilizes short periods of grazing in a multi-paddock system.

  • Rancho La Jococa

    Pánuco, Zacatecas

    Rancho la Jococa, located in Pánuco, Zacatecas has demonstrated a sound commitment to using sustainable ranching practices. Because it is located in a semi-arid region of Mexico, it is vital for the ranch to maintain sufficient moisture levels on the property.

  • Rancho Los Ángeles

    Saltillo, Coahuila

    Rancho Los Ángeles, located in Saltillo in Mexico, is committed to environmental stewardship and community action. This experimental ranch is run by the Antonio Narro Agrarian Autonomous University (Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro) with a view to inspire…

  • Rancho Lujo Barato

    Ascensión, Chihuahua

    The purpose of adopting sound management practices at Rancho Lujo Barato was to strengthen ranch infrastructure to improve the grazing system and grassland conditions, thereby enriching the fauna habitat. After touring the ranch, it was decided to carry out the project at the El Sapo pasture, as it is very visible from the highway and easily accessed.

  • Rancho Plan de Álamos

    Villa Ahumada and Chihuahua, Chihuahua

    Rancho Plan de Álamos is located in the priority land region known as the Flores Magón and Sierra del Nido Grasslands in the central valley region of Chihuahua, where the state’s last uncultivated valleys are located. As part of the grassland conservation collaboration initiative launched by the Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and IMC Vida Silvestre…

  • Rancho San Blas

    Ascensión, Chihuahua

    The implementation of sound management practices at Rancho San Blas was intended to improve the grazing plan and the grassland conditions to benefit the habitat for area fauna. Prior to the project, the ranch had 10 paddocks, although their size, as well as the lack of water in some of them, made adequate cattle rotation difficult.

  • Rancho San Luis

    Villa Ahumada, Chihuahua

    Rancho San Luis forms part of the grassland conservation collaboration initiative between the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) and the non-profit organizations, Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory and IMC Vida Silvestre, financed with funds from the CEC, the USFWS-NMBCA Program, and Mexico’s National Commission for Protected Natural…

  • Rancho Tapiecitas

    Casas Grandes, Chihuahua

    Rancho Tapiecita, located in Casas Grandes in Mexico, is a unique ranching operation dedicated to environmental stewardship. As a participant in a local grassland improvement program, the ranch is focused on increasing grass cover and forage production. Rotational grazing is employed to ensure rest periods for native grasslands.


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