Articles tagged under: Miranda Meehan
Ranchers Need Extra Spring Moisture to Meet Grazing Needs
Published March 28, 2025
Over half of North Dakota is experiencing drought conditions heading into the 2025 planting season, with around 12 percent of the state in the abnormally dry range. NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan says ranchers will likely need…Ensuring Safe Water Quality After the Fires
Published October 16, 2024
Water quality can be an issue after wildfires such as those in western North Dakota. “When something burns it releases different chemical components,” said Miranda Meehan, livestock environmental stewardship specialist and disaster education coordinator, North Dakota State University. Using water…Grazing Research Could Lead to Crop Benefits
Published October 7, 2024
NDSU Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan is working on multiple projects aimed at integrating crop-livestock systems. "We're going to put in three different winter annual or winter cereals and we are hopefully going to graze this fall; look at…Precision Livestock Technology at Work
Published March 29, 2024
NDSU Extension hosted a discussion on grazing technologies Thursday in Valley City. A similar event is planned for Tuesday in Menoken. "The purpose of the discussions is to highlight some of those technologies that are new and not a lot…Don’t Overgraze
Published October 18, 2023
Monitoring grazing in fall can help prevent a negative impact to 2024 forage production. NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan advises ranchers to maintain grazing at levels between 40-to-60 percent. Overgrazing could cause severe long-term impacts. "We've seen…Watch Water Quality During Summer Heat
Published June 15, 2023
Clean, reliable water sources are vital for livestock. "If water isn't of adequate quality, it can impact intake and therefore gains," explained Miranda Meehan, livestock and environmental stewardship specialist, NDSU Extension. Most water sources are at acceptable levels in the…Grazing Delayed
Published May 6, 2023
Green might be popping up after a cold winter, but pastures aren’t ready for spring turnout just yet. NDSU Extension says the combination of an autumn drought and delayed spring caused a significant delay in grass development this year. NDSU…A Race Against Mother Nature
Published April 4, 2023
A winter storm working its way through the upper Midwest could drop anywhere from 12 to 24 inches. NDSU Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan says getting livestock out of the wind and onto dry bedding are the most important…2023 Grazing Outlook
Published March 15, 2023
The grazing season is right around the corner and there’s two factors that influence forage production, the amount of precipitation from April 1 to July 1 and tiller development from last fall. NDSU Extension Livestock Environmental Stewardship Specialist Miranda Meehan…