Everyday is Earth Day at Desert Mountain: Stewards of the Land

In celebration of Earth Day this Sunday, our blog post this week highlights how ranchers are maintaining our open spaces, working in harmony with the land and animals to better the environment.One of our main goals at Desert Mountain Grass Fed is to maintain the natural resources of the land in better condition than it  was before; the way Mother Nature intended.

Ranchers are stewards of some of the best remaining intact grasslands in the Northern America, but they face challenges from an increasingly complex environment. Agricultural policies and new technologies incentivize conversion to cropland, and ranching families face economic pressures and increasingly dynamic weather.When ranchers manage land for long-term ecosystem health, healthy communities result and we all benefit. By keeping ranchers ranching, we can ensure a brighter future for our open land. Keeping these open grasslands or deserts not only helps conserve biodiversity, but it also means cleaner streams, less fertilizer runoff, more pollinators for plants and more carbon stored in the soil.There are many ways beef production—when sustainably managed—can achieve conservation benefits. Grazing maintains the health of grasslands, improves soil quality with manure, and preserves open space and wildlife habitat. Additionally, carbon is sequestered in the grasses and soils of grazing lands. Beef production also provides social benefits by sustaining livelihoods and community vibrancy in rural areas where grasslands dominate.We are all for biodiversity and preservation of the environment!