Tanka Fund partners with SDSU on USDA grant project to assess environmental impacts of bale grazing and monitoring bison health
Buffalo calves stick close to their mothers on a sunny July day
Summary:
Tanka Fund is partnering with South Dakota State University on a USDA-funded project titled "Bison, Bale Grazing, and BCS," supported by a $1.9 million grant. The project aims to enhance Buffalo ranching in the Great Plains through training workshops and incentives for bale grazing and monitoring Buffalo health. It will assess the environmental impact of these practices over three years. This initiative is part of a $90 million effort funded by the Inflation Reduction Act to support innovative conservation and reduce livestock methane emissions.
Key points
Tanka Fund will be a subawardee on the $1.9 million USDA grant to support Buffalo producers in the Great Plains through innovative practices like bale grazing and Buffalo health monitoring.
The three-year project will evaluate the environmental impact of bale grazing on soil and wildlife habitats, promoting sustainable bison farming.
The grant is part of a $90 million initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, focusing on conservation innovation and reducing livestock methane emissions.
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We are happy to announce that Tanka Fund is partnering with South Dakota State University as a sub-awardee on a USDA grant-supported project titled, “Bison, Bale Grazing, and BCS: Enhancing Capacity of Private and Indigenous Bison Producers through Train-the-Trainer Workshops and Practice Incentives for Winter Bale Grazing and Body Condition Scores.”
The $1.9 million grant aims to support Buffalo producers in the Great Plains and nearby grasslands by implementing innovative conservation practices, such as bale grazing. Over three years, the project will assess the environmental impact of bale grazing on soil and wildlife habitats and monitoring the Buffalo health to help promote sustainable bison farming practices in the region, which includes South Dakota, Nebraska, North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas.
The grant is part of $90 million in 53 Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) projects, which support the development of new tools, approaches, practices and technologies to further natural resource conservation on private lands. This year, increased funds were available because of the Inflation Reduction Act, which is funding CIG projects that address climate change, with a particular focus on innovative solutions to reduce livestock emissions of enteric methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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