Grazing to maintain the health of native grasses is an important strategy for ranchers in South Dakota, and for Charlie Totton, learning how to manage his grasslands has been a key tool which has allowed him to improve the health of his soil and operation as a whole.
Ranchers use mob grazing to better the land
With their ranch located just 3 miles west of the Missouri river – they have a total of 4,000 acres that varies between flat and steep areas. Totton has figured out how to use each type of land to his advantage.





