AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Why is agriculture important to western ranches?
Agricultural production is important to western ranches because it is their primary source of income and plays a vital role in preserving a culture where people can still live and work together as families.
Agriculture is the basis for food production, for preserving open space, for securing water rights that remain with the land, and providing valuable habitat and residual forage for many species of wildlife. Agricultural production contributes to the aesthetics of the ranch and is invaluable for landscape scale, natural resource conservation.
Why is it important to integrate agricultural production with recreation and conservation?
An integrated management approach brings agricultural production, recreation, and conservation all together into the planning process rather than each working in isolation from each other. When these three operational centers are coordinated in a master plan, all the land owner’s objectives are considered and prioritized for everyone to see.
As is the case on so many ranches, the duties of ranch managers and employees fall into many areas of land stewardship so upfront planning minimizes conflict and makes decisions in the field much easier to make.
What services does Paladin provide for Agricultural Production?
Cattle - Cow/calf and stocker programs
Buffalo - Cow/calf programs
Analysis and Design of grazing plans - Recommendations for pasture and hay land, including leased grazing.
Corrals & Livestock Facilities Design - Cattle, buffalo, and horses.
Fences - Detail, construction, and placement of new fencing that mitigates conflicts with wildlife and guest activities.
Water rights - record keeping and irrigation systems.
