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Healthy native grass and vegetation grow outside this ranch fence, while sparse and undesirable green weeds grow inside the fence due to overgrazing during last year’s drought. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record -
Cows graze in a pasture of native grasses. This Lampasas County rancher utilizes rotational grazing and culled his herd during last year’s drought. Joycesarah McCabe | Dispatch Record
Many small, new or hobby producers make two common mistakes with their ranchland. The first is thinking that if a pasture is green, then livestock have something to eat. The second is overstocking the acreage. Too many head of livestock on a parcel of land will create parking lots instead of pastures.
Unfortunately, larger ranches also can become terribly overgrazed. There is, however, an…