A Deep Dive into the Carbon Markets
With increased trading of carbon credits in the “Ecosystem Marketplace,” ranchers throughout the countryside are questioning the risks and rewards associated with entering a carbon credit contract. During a recent panel discussion co-hosted by Good Grazing Makes Cent$ and the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance at the annual Society for Range Management meeting, all angles of the carbon […]
Succession Stories Events Rescheduled for March 13, 14
UPDATE: The following depicts updated information for an event that was previously planned for February but has been moved to March. If you purchased tickets and/or sent in an RSVP for the February event, those have been tracked and will be honored. If you’d previously paid but are now unable to attend, we’re happy to […]
New Waterline Ensures Cattle Stay on the Land and Land Stays Intact
Grass is to cattle as water is to conservation. Ironically, that analogy could be shuffled in any order and still carry the same meaning. To conserve grasslands, it is critical to maintain the ability to stock pasture with cattle, and to do so, access to stock water is necessary. That is why groups like the […]
What You Really Need to Know About Carbon Markets
In the ranching community, it’s no surprise that the same range cows are grazing is also sequestering carbon. What may come as a surprise to some is that the unseen act of carbon sequestration on today’s ranches could be a potential source of revenue. As carbon markets surface in more and more recent industrywide conversations, […]
RSA Board Member’s Conservation Featured by MSU
A publication of Montana State University, the MSU Collegian recently featured Tyrel Obrecht, Ranchers Stewardship Alliance board member, and his father Sam. A two-for-one effort, both Obrechts are MSU Alumni. The story highlights the innovative management strategies the duo is implementing on their Turner, Montana ranch and how those conservation methods can help aid carbon […]
Ranchers Stewardship Alliance Unveils Rural Resilience Lineup
Growing our ranching and rural community’s financial, ecological, and social resilience with experienced speakers on soil carbon, cattle selection, small ruminant grazing, and rangeland monitoring, the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance “Rural Resilience” webinar series is back for a third year! Kicking off the 2023 series on Thursday, January 19 is “Soil Carbon: What’s the Buzz?” with […]
Valuable Validation: Rangeland Analysis Platform Offers Ranchers Decision Support
https://youtu.be/zsdPq83BPjU Ranchers who carefully monitor and manage the range can often describe the changes they have seen over the course of several years. However, on a day-to-day basis, major changes to the landscape can be difficult to recognize and nearly impossible to quantify as some occur slowly and tend to go unobserved when viewing the range […]
Three Small Tanks with a Large Impact
If there is a water line to add, a tank to set, or a unique water set up to try, it’s likely Dusty Emond has done it on his ranch south of Malta, Montana. Of the nearly 12 miles of pipeline on his place, six new miles were added just last fall following the harsh drought […]
RSA Launches Inaugural Membership Drive
When Ranchers Stewardship Alliance formed in 2003, we started with the desire to keep grasslands along the Northern Great Plains intact and its agricultural producers flourishing. That desire has continued throughout the last 19 years of the organization’s history. Today, the Ranchers Stewardship Alliance is committed to supporting our ranching, conservation, and rural communities as […]
RSA Receives National Recognition
An amazing and unexpected honor, RSA was recently awarded the “Outstanding Partner Award” from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. The Program provides free technical and financial assistance to landowners, managers, tribes, corporations, schools and nonprofits interested in improving wildlife habitat on their land. Along with the fancy plaque, RSA […]
