Pasture & Forages

The following documents require Acrobat Reader.
If you encounter any problems with the files provided on this page, please contact Ron Wood at (804) 287-1660.

List of Grazing GuideSheets (pdf, 66kb)
Adding Legumes to Grass Pastures  (pdf, 446kb)
Alfalfa (pdf, 200kb)
Bermudagrass (pdf, 262kb)
Calibrating a Spreader (pdf, 181kb)
Controlled Calving Season (pdf, 136kb)
Eastern Gamagrass (pdf, 303kb)
Electric Fencing (pdf, 542kb)
Forage Growth and Management Effects (pdf, 414kb)
Management Schedule (pdf, 81kb)
Nutrition Program Goals (pdf, 297kb)
Orchardgrass (pdf, 245kb)
Rotation Considerations (pdf, 345kb)
Soil Sampling and pH Management for Forages (pdf, 310kb)
Stockpiling Tall Fescue (pdf, 197kb)
Tall Fescue Characteristics and Management Issues (pdf, 489kb)  

The following documents require Microsoft Excel.

Forage Supply and Demand Worksheet (AUM's) (xls, 998kb)
Pasture Condition Scoring Worksheet - Northeast (xls, 31kb)
Pasture Condition Scoring Worksheet - Southeast (xls, 31kb)

The following documents require Acrobat Reader
National Resources:

Dairy Farmer Profitability Using Intensive Rotational Stocking (pdf, 282kb)
Guide to Pasture Condition Scoring (pdf, 5.32mb)
Pasture Condition Score Sheet (pdf, 56kb)
Prescribed Grazing & Feed Management for Lactating Dairy (pdf, 15mb)
C-Graz Planning Sheet for 528 - Prescribed Grazing (pdf, 82kb)
"Electric Fencing Serious Graziers." USDA, Missouri (pdf, 3mb)

Links

Grassland Reserve Program

 

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