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Optimizing Beef Cow-Calf Grazing across Missouri with an Emphasis on Protecting Ecosystem Services

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  • Michael Aide

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Indi Braden

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Susan Murray

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Collin Schabbing

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Sophia Scott

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Samantha Siemers

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Sven Svenson

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

  • Julie Weathers

    (Department of Agriculture, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, USA)

Abstract

Soil health is an emerging paradigm for which much research in row crop agriculture has been undertaken. Research involving grazing lands and soil health has not been as active, a feature partially attributed to (i) greater erosional rates in cropland, (ii) loss of soil organic matter and reduced soil structure attributed to annual tillage practices, (iii) cash flow from cropland is easier to visualize than the value-added nature of grazing lands, and (iv) there exists more competitive grant funding sources for croplands. Grazing lands do require soil quality augmentation and investment in soil health to optimize their ecosystem services potential. This manuscript, with an emphasis on beef cattle grazing in the central USA, attempts to survey the literature to (i) identify the influence of grazing on important ecosystem services provided by Mollisols and Alfisols, (ii) develop a listing of soil indicators that may be selected to quantify and credential soil quality, and (iii) develop guidelines that align soil indicators and changes in grazing management to support the restoration of ecosystem services.

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  • Michael Aide & Indi Braden & Susan Murray & Collin Schabbing & Sophia Scott & Samantha Siemers & Sven Svenson & Julie Weathers, 2021. "Optimizing Beef Cow-Calf Grazing across Missouri with an Emphasis on Protecting Ecosystem Services," Land, MDPI, vol. 10(10), pages 1-12, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlands:v:10:y:2021:i:10:p:1076-:d:654862
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    2. Liming Lai & Sandeep Kumar, 2020. "A global meta-analysis of livestock grazing impacts on soil properties," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(8), pages 1-17, August.
    3. Subash Dahal & Dorcas Franklin & Anish Subedi & Miguel Cabrera & Dennis Hancock & Kishan Mahmud & Laura Ney & Cheolwoo Park & Deepak Mishra, 2020. "Strategic Grazing in Beef-Pastures for Improved Soil Health and Reduced Runoff-Nitrate-A Step towards Sustainability," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(2), pages 1-15, January.
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