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Pasture and Grazing

Technical Information & Tools

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General
 Prescribed Grazing Conservation Sheet - Determines initial stocking rates and pasture need
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPrescribed Grazing Inventory and Planning Sheet
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentGrazing System Layout & Design (beef cattle)
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentGrazing Management: Principles & Techniques
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentGrazing Systems Planning Guide
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentGrazing Streamside Pastures
 Microsoft Excel DocumentGrazing Calculator - Spreadsheet to calculate all components in a grazing system, including forage supply
 Microsoft Excel DocumentPasture Condition Scoresheet
  Animals and Surface Water
  Forage Harvest Management 1.1MB
  Graziers' Math
  Pasture Best Management Practices 2.5MB
  Productive Pastures: Managing Soils 6.8MB
Fencing
Adobe Acrobat DocumentFence Selection
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentFence Planning & Estimating Worksheet
 Adobe Acrobat DocumentFences for the Farm
 Microsoft Excel DocumentFence Estimate Worksheet
  We Need a Barrier: Fencing for Pasture Management 2.6MB
Watering
Adobe Acrobat DocumentLivestock Water Development
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPumps & Watering Systems for Beef Grazing
Adobe Acrobat DocumentPumping Water from Remote Locations
Microsoft Excel DocumentLivestock Watering Above Ground System Calculator
Prescribed Grazing Plan Templates
 Introduction to Example Grazing Plans 31KB
Prescribed Grazing Plan Template (references) 40KB
Prescribed Grazing Plan Template (narrative) 47KB
Prescribed Grazing Plan Template (bullets) 74KB

Michigan Technical Contact

Betsy Dierberger, Grazing Specialist
Phone:  517-324-5265
E-mail:  betsy.dierberger@mi.usda.gov

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