# 395: Grazing Management: A Science and an Art with Jeff Goodwin

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Podcast: [CattleUSA Daily](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cattleusa-daily-7200592)
Published: 2026-08-17T11:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

On today’s episode of the Cattle USA Daily Podcast , Lauren Moylan welcomes Jeff Goodwin, director of the Center for Grazing Lands and Ranch Management at Texas A&M, for a conversation about grazing management, ranch profitability, drought resilience, and the long-term stewardship of working lands. Jeff brings a unique perspective to the conversation, having worked with ranchers across Texas and the Southern Great Plains through USDA, Noble Research Institute, and now Texas A&M. His work focuses on helping producers better understand the relationship between grazing, water, productivity, profitability, and the land itself. A major focus of the conversation today is the idea that there may not be one perfect grazing system that works for every ranch. Rather than prescribing a specific system, Jeff encourages producers to think about grazing as a collection of strategies that can be adapted to their own operation, environment, resources, and goals. Links: Jeff at Texas A&M - https://cgrm.tamu.edu/jeff-goodwin/ CattleUSA Insurance - https://info.cattleusainsurance.com/l/1102253/2025-06-04/288f5m ⁠CattleUSA Website - https://www.cattleusa.com/ CattleUSA App IOS: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cattleusa/id1673147759 CattleUSA App Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.edgarmcbee.cusamobile&pcampaignid=web_share Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/cattleusamedia Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/cattleusa.media/ Subscribe to our newsletter - https://www.cattleusa.shop/products/cattleusa-drive-premium-daily-newsletter?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&brid=YWdncwFNXt0EmdzFy5cJJBp84J9g CattleUSA Media - https://www.cattleusamedia.com/ Lauren’s Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_laurenmoylan/ Lauren’s…

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