Turner Ranches Mission Statement:
To manage Turner Lands in an economically sustainable and ecologically sensitive manner while promoting the conservation of native species and habitats.
Turner Ranches goal is to increase plant species diversity, especially warm season grasses and woody shrubs. They are using tools like more animal impact for shorter durations with longer rest periods, improving grazing distribution through a combination of fencing (permanent and temporary) and water development. In areas of concern, like excavated ground, abandoned prairie dog colonies, and historical high impact areas (horse grazing, haying etc.), they are using a combinations of bale grazing, broadcast seeding and rest to establish ground cover and/or advance ecological succession.
The balance of conservation and commerce provides a foundation for their ranch management. They value low stress stockmanship because of a genuine concern for the safety and well-being of our team and animals. The team at Turner Ranches are innovative and welcome trying new ideas while openly sharing our successful outcomes and failed experiments.
Some Things You Will Learn
- Principles of Soil Health & Adaptive Stewardship
- Restoring Vibrant Ecosystems Through Adaptive Grazing
- How to Make Grazing Highly Profitable & Desirable
- How to Increase Diversity and Productivity of Your Pastures
- How to keep more money in your pocket
- Plant Brix: how to measure & how to Use
- Six soil health principles
- Three principles of adaptive stewardship
- Determining soil water infiltration rates
- Forage Biomass determination
- How to address resource concerns
- How to increase your ranch’s resilience