Forage Intake and Setting Stocking Rates
♦ Forage Intake
» Video| PowerPoint | Note Guide
♦ Stocking Rate Concepts
» Video | PowerPoint | Note Guide
♦ Calculating a Stocking Rate
» Video | PowerPoint | Note Guide
♦ Background Presentation (PowerPoint) – on Calculating Stocking Rates
__No Narration. Just text to delve into stocking rate terms a bit deeper.
Molly Texan Example
♦ Mollie Texan example – Video| PowerPoint
» Worksheet on stocking rate problem, print to follow example.
» Answer sheet for “Mollie Texan” problem
~~~~ Readings
→ Required Reading – Understanding Forage Intake in Range Animals (Lyons et al. 1999)
→ Required Reading – Guidelines for Setting a Stocking Rate (Launchbaugh)
→ Required Reading – An Approach for Setting Stocking Rates (Holechek 1988)
→ Recommended Reading – More info on calculating stocking rate (Pratt & Rasmussen 2001)
Problems to Try:
»» Stocking Rate Scenarios Problem Sheet with Answers
Video Answers: Scenario 1 | Scenario 2 | Scenario 3
»» Simple Stocking Rate Scenarios/Problems and Answers
»» 3 Stocking Rate Problems and Answers
»» 5 Stocking Rate Problems and Answers
Examples using Excel and Web Soil Survey Data
»» Montana Example
** Video to walk through of Montana Example
»» Nevada Example
Grazing Methods/Systems
♦ Grazing Methods
__» Video| PowerPoint | Note Guide
♦ Grazing Systems
__» Video| PowerPoint |Note Guide
~~~~ Readings
→ Required Reading – A Summary of Livestock Grazing Systems Used on Rangelands in the Western United States and Canada (Howery et al. 2016)
→ Required Reading – Grazing Management: A Viewpoint. (Kothmann 2009)
→ Required Reading– Grazing Systems from National Range & Pasture Handbook (USDA-NRCS)
→ Required Video – Following the Green– Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission
→ Optional Video – Developing Grazing Systems- Sage-grouse Initiative
