PRESCRIBED GRAZING MANAGEMENT
TO IMPROVE PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY
IN NEW YORK
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE
AND
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE
September, 1993
By
Darrell L. Emmick
Grasslands Specialist
Soil Conservation Service
Dr. Danny G. Fox
Professor of Animal Science
Cornell University
Contents:
Prologue
Background
Acknowledgement
Introduction
The Pasture Predator at Work
Controlling the Pasture Predator
Prescribed Grazing
Grazing by Prescription
- Pasture Growth Dynamics
- Pasture Growth Rate
- Seasonal Pattern of Pasture Production
- Pasture Quality
- Impact of Time on Pasture Yield and Quality
- Prescribed Grazing Management
- Frequency of Grazing
- Intensity and Timing of Grazing
- Duration of Grazing
- Stocking Methods
- Rotational Stocking Methods
- The Use and Management of Rotational Stocking
- Planning Procedures for Rotational Stocking Methods
- Implementing the Plan
- Continuous Stocking Methods
- The Use and Management of Continuous Stocking
- Planning Procedures for Continuous Stocking
- Implementing the Plan
- Other Important Considerations In Prescribed Grazing
- Water
- Shade
- Shape of Paddocks
- Paddock Orientation
- Gate Location
- Laneways
- Clipping Pastures
- Dragging Pastures to Spread Manure
- Soil Fertility
- Pasture Seeding
References
Appendices
Appendix 1: Prescribed grazing management plan worksheet for rotational stocking methods.
Appendix 2: Prescribed grazing management plan worksheet for continuous stocking methods.
Appendix 3: List of other resources and information available from Cornell.
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