PPT-Grazing Management Principles

Natural amp Human Resources Grazing Management Decisions Community Response Climate Topography Veg Community Wildlife Mgmt Philosophy amp Goals Livestock Species cattle sheep goats or horses. Range and Pasture Management. Lets talk about grazing. Benefits of grazing management. How grass grows. Steps to effective grazing management. Estimating carrying capacity. Monitoring your pasture. Karen Hoffman. Resource Conservationist – Animal Science. USDA-NRCS. Norwich, NY, USA. Natural Resources Conservation Service. . Managed Pasture Systems. Small paddocks. Short duration. Rest interval. Consider the impacts of your decisions. Four Primary Process’s to Consider. Water Cycle. Mineral Cycle. Energy Flow. Community Dynamics. Resource Concerns. Soil. Water. Plant. Animal. Air. Human. Energy. Introduced from Eurasia. AKA: cheat, downy brome, Junegrass, downy chess, six-weeks grass and many others….. “C” list species for CO. The phone call…….. Every spring…... It’s a . miracle grass…... Dean Thomas, Gonzalo Mata, Andrew Toovey, Noboru Ota, Kirrin Lund, Trevor Thomas, Ross Hansen. CSIRO Agriculture. Reasons given to improve monitoring practices. Barriers to improved stock/stubble monitoring. UW College of Agriculture and Natural . Resources. USDA Agricultural Research Service, Rangeland Resources Research . Unit. Thunder Basin Grasslands Prairie Ecosystem Association and Regional Grazing . Rotational Grazing. Remote Learning Curriculum Outline. Section 3: Forage and Grazing Management. 3. .) Forage and Grazing Management . A. ) Forage Production. . i. .) Seeding Options . . Use grazing as a tool to tap into your latent seed bank as much as possible. Pasture will develop over time with proper management without any external seeding. There are hundreds of seed options available and nearly as many companies out there to sell it to you. However, seeding can be costly and not always successful so beware of what and when you take it on.. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO. NATIONAL CENTER FOR CASE STUDY TEACHING IN SCIENCE. Grazing in Vernal Pools. :. Restoration Management . Decisions. Day. . 2. . Presentation. 2. Have . a plot of land . Key Principles of . Grazing Management. Improves productivity. Improves land health. Shows responsibility to natural resources. Ensures a future for livestock grazing. Key Principles of Grazing Management. Jerry D. Volesky. Range / Forage Specialist. West Central Res. & Ext. Center. 402 West State Farm Rd. North Platte, NE 69101. (308) 696-6710. jvolesky1@unl.edu. Ag. Ed. Soils Project - . 2013. Fertility, pH. Other Veg Management. Stocking Rate:. 2014: 214 Steers. 2015: 224 Steers. 2016: 234 Steers. 2016 Growing Season: Average production, 3 rested pastures, 7 grazed . 2016 residual (exit) biomass in grazed pastures: ~500 – 700 . 1Sustainability of the Pastoral Production systemin Africa Perspectives of Contrasting ParadigmsGufu Oba1Paper prepared for the Future of pastoral peoples in Africaorganized by Pastoralism in the Futu , Ph.D.. Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist. Beef Cattle Systems. Auburn University. What is grazing management?. Defined:. The manipulation of the soil-plant-animal complex of grazing land in pursuit of a desired result. Tipton D. Hudson. WSU Extension, Associate Professor of rangeland & livestock management. Elk herd is large and mobile. Big Game Management Roundtable. Est. 2003 to address community problem and find community solutions.