• Caring for the Green Zone: Riparian Areas and Grazing Management

  Cows and Fish Program, Alberta

  This document for agricultural producers covers general grazing management principles and beneficial practices for grazing in riparian areas. Case studies documenting successful grazing in riparian areas are also provided.

  

• Chinook Ranch Ltd.

  Longview, Alberta

  Located near Longview, Alberta, Chinook Ranch displays a long-term vision of sustainable ranching. During the growing season the cattle graze a maximum of two to five days in one area to prevent overgrazing, and the potential spread of invasive species into native habitats.

  

• Della Ranches Box Country, Utah

  Tanner Family

  Della Ranches is located in Box Elder County in Utah. The ranch “runs about 1,000 cattle on 192,000 acres of private, state and federally owned lands.

  

• Ginn Family Farm

  Clinton, ON

  Located in Clinton, Ontario, the Ginn Family Farm operates a purebred red Angus cow‐calf operation. Over the past 25 years, the farm has taken major steps to create a healthy and productive ecosystem.

  

• Grasslands: Towards a North American Conservation Strategy

  Commission for Environmental Cooperation

  This publication is intended to provide a framework for tri- and binational cooperation between Canada, the United States and Mexico that promotes the conservation and sustainable use of central North American grasslands.

  

• Grazing Lease Stewardship Code of Practice

  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development

  Alberta Sustainable Resource Development created this document to describe overarching management principles for grazing leaseholders to ensure public rangelands and the ecosystems on which they depend remain productive today and in the future.

  

• Management of Canadian Prairie Rangeland

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada

  This document was created by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to provide information to range managers, ranchers, scientists and wildlife managers about management practices for Canadian natural grass rangelands.

  

• Managing Saskatchewan Rangeland

  Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatchewan

  This book was created over a number of years by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) to assist range managers in the stewardship of rangeland resources in Saskatchewan.

  

• Padlock Ranch

  Big Horn, Montana

  Padlock Ranch, located near Big Horn, Montana, demonstrates a commitment toward improved sustainability within the beef industry. The ranch’s beneficial practices focus on grazing and water management.

  

• Ranchos Salinillas

  Ranchos Salinillas, Nuevo Leon

  Salinillas Ranch, located in Nuevo Leon State in Mexico, is committed to enhancing the health, productivity and profitability of their land. Grazing management strategies are central to the ranch’s success and the ranch considers grazing as an important contributor to maximum grassland health.

  

• Rangeland Management Strategies

  Sustainable Agriculture Network, USA

  This bulletin from the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SARE) recommends strategies that may help to integrate range management techniques that have long-term benefits for people, their land and their communities.

  

• Silver Hills Ranch

  Lumby, British Columbia

  At Silver Hills Ranch located in Lumby, British Columbia, productivity has increased by using grazing and water management practices. Livestock rotation has been employed to reduce grassland overexploitation and increase manure spreading over the property.

  

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