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Rancher Experience: Precision Ranching Tools

Precision ranching relies on smart sensors for automated monitoring and management of livestock and other important elements such as stock tanks and drinkers, rainfall, and forage growth. These technologies help ranchers manage their operations with precision and efficiency.

Rancher Experience: Heritage Genetics

 
Raramuri Criollo are heritage cattle from the Copper Canyon of Chihuahua, Mexico, naturally adapted to a harsh and variable environment. Early research suggests in many environments, Raramuri Criollo range out further from water and utilize the landscape differently than conventional beef breeds. Scientists are exploring their use to meet beef production and conservation goals on grazing lands.

Rancher Experience: Ranch Performance Indicators

The Ranch Performance Indicator System helps ranchers to set benchmarks of desired condition for outcomes in the environment, production, society, and economics domains of a ranch. The system allows for data collection to understand how well and how often the benchmarks are being met on the ranch.