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This section of our website is recommended reading for anyone interested in learning more about the management, health, history, and future of Texas rangelands. If you know of other reads that need to be included, please take time to send us a message. Some of the following links will take you away from the NHO site. In those cases, you will need to bookmark this page or use your browser's back button to return to this page. Don't miss reading the literature marked with a RED STAR. They are classics! Table of Contents:
Articles relating to beef cattle ranching Sustainable Range Cattle Ranching: A Lifetime Cattleman's Perspective by Nol Ward -- A common sense approach to beef cattle ranching that is economically viable, ecologically sound, and socially acceptable
Ranchers Need Financial Help and Education to Practice Sound Range Management: What Government Can Do by Nol Ward -- This article sets forth a sound plan for improving the economic health of ranchers and the ecological health of rangelands.
Grazing Capacity and Stocking Rate by Jerry Holechek -- Successful range management depends on stocking rangelands so adequate vegetation residues remain to protect rangeland health, maintain multiple values, and insure long-term economic viability
Viewpoint: The role of drought in range management by Thomas L. Thurow and Charles A. Taylor, Jr. -- The uncertainty associated with the identification of drought often leads to a loss of soil cover, accelerated water and wind erosion, a decrease in the rainfall infiltration rate and water storage capacity of the soil, and a reduction in short- and long-term forage yield
A lost vista, the price of progress by Michele May America's survival: a race against time and ignorance by Nol Ward People can make better choices by Michele May Summer burning in the Edward Plateau: is this a scorched earth practice? by Charles Taylor
Historical reads
Information regarding carbon sequestration and Role of Grasslands as Modifiers of Global Climate Change by Clenton E. Owensby -- Storing carbon in grassland soils can play an important role in slowing the rate of global warming Chicago Climate Exchange -- A stock market-type clearinghouse that brings buyers and sellers of carbon credits together in a marketplace Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program -- A carbon offset program for farmers and ranchers in South Dakota National Carbon Offset Coalition, Inc. -- Project application and exclusive right to market carbon credits
Information regarding conservation easements Conservation Easements: A Guide for Texas Landowners (Adobe Acrobat format) -- Prepared by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Information regarding land use trends in Texas Going, Going, Gone? Impacts of land fragmentation on Texas Agriculture and Wildlife (Adobe Acrobat format) -- A summary study of land fragmentation in Texas from Farmland Trust Texas Rural Lands: Trends and Conservation Implications for the 21st Century (Adobe Acrobat format) -- An overview of the Rural Land Fragmentation Project conducted by the Texas A&M University in partnership with American Farmland Trust
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