Alan — Falkville (Big Beefer)

About This Property

The Alan — Falkville property (pseudonym: Big Beefer) is a working ranch in Morgan County operated by RAS Land & Cattle Company, LLC. This property is named in the NFWF Cumberland Plateau Stewardship Fund grant materials for grazing land improvement and management activities.

Conservation Management

As a working cattle operation, conservation management at this property focuses on integrating wildlife habitat improvements with productive livestock grazing:

• Managed grazing — implementing rotational grazing systems to improve pasture productivity, reduce soil compaction, and allow native grass establishment
• Native grassland restoration — establishing native warm-season grasses as forage alternatives that also provide superior wildlife habitat for bobwhite quail and grassland songbirds
• Invasive species management — controlling brush encroachment and invasive plants that reduce forage quality and degrade habitat
• Riparian buffer restoration — protecting any streams or wet areas from grazing pressure through fencing and buffer establishment

Location

Morgan County, North Alabama — in the Falkville area.