You can feel the excitement of harvest time on farms as combines roll out of the shed, yield monitors beep and supper is a quick handoff in the field.

The city of Boulder is expanding its targeted cattle grazing program as part of a wildfire protection plan, officials say, aiming to reduce flammable vegetation and slow potential wildfire spread.

The cattle wear GPS collars that keep them in designated grazing areas, which could prevent them from going into wetlands or bird habitats and control invasive species.

JAY, Vt. -- Months before the first snow beckons skiers, sheep and goats are hitting the slopes in Vermont.

Greg Thoren (far right) shows those attending the Nutrient Stewardship Field Day the characteristics of the soil where he is growing cover crops on his Jo Daviess County farm in northwestern Illinois.