Nebraska Ranchers Use Fire to Reclaim Grazing Lands

Landowners band together for prescribed burns that boost the prairie's productivity

Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Nebraska Ranchers Use Fire to Reclaim Grazing Lands On the mixed-grass prairie in Nebraska's Loess Canyons, Scott Stout runs a 500-head cow-calf operation on the N-N Ranch with his wife, their five kids aged nine to 21, and his father-in-law. Part of their family ranching operation includes setting fire to their pastures. The Stouts started prescribed burns in 2008 to reclaim grazing land lost to invading trees. Rangelands south of the Platte River are some of the most tree-infested in Nebraska. The Stouts' ranch lost nearly half of its livestock forage as eastern redcedar gobbled up grasslands. Find out how prescribed burns can help on your land.

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