Grazing Management

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Grazing Management
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Season-Long Grazing

• One large pasture
• Pasture is grazed all summer long
• Same pattern every year

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Seasonal Grazing

• Pastures are grazed at a specific time during the
  grazing season
• Same pattern every year

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Deferred Rotation Grazing

• One or more Pastures will not be grazed until the
  key range plants have completed most of their
  annual growth and seed has shattered
• Must have pastures with seasonal plants

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Rest Rotation Grazing

• Pastures are grazed with a year long rest built
  into the plan
• Cycle is repeated
• Ex 4 pastures
• graze 3
• rest one
• alternate the pasture that rests

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Time Controlled Grazing

• Minimum of 7 pastures
• When vegetation is Growing Fast, livestock are
  rotated through pastures fast
• Usually moved every 2-5 days
• Do NOT regraze for about 30 days
• Plants are growing slow, move livestock slowly
• Move every 4-10 days
• Do Not regraze for about 60 days

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Benefits of Grazing Plans

• Reduce erosion
• Improve water quality
• Increase forage production
• Improve range condition
• Allow maximum vigor of key plants
• Allows seed production of key plants
• Allows seedling establishment of key plants
• Improves efficiency

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Benefits of Grazing Plans

• Insures a supply of forage throughout the growing
  season
• Increases grazing capacity
• Allows for flexibility
• Enhances wildlife habitat

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Range Improvement
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Vegetative Management Practices

• Degree of Utilization
• Deferred Grazing
• Planned Grazing System

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Accelerating Practices

• Brush and Weed Control
• Chemical
• Mechanical
• Biological
• Mechanical Treatment
• Interseeding
• Furrowing
• Terracing
• Ripping/Chiseling
• Prescribed Burning
• Fertilizing
• Seeding

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Facilitating Practices

• Water Developments
• Springs
• Dams/Dugouts
• Wells
• Pipelines
• Cross Fencing
• Conventional Barbed
• Suspension
• Power
• Salting Plan
• Stock Trails
• Herding

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