How Many Can I Graze? How Long Can I Graze? How Can I Calculate Stocking Rate? To answer these questions, Jack Arterburn, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Educator, walks through the simple process of calculating grazing days using estimates of forage demand based on animal weight and estimates of forage supply found on the internet. This method applies to all grazers (cows, calves, cow/calf pairs, steers, heifers, replacement heifers, yearlings, sheep, goats, horses) because it is based on consumption which is estimated using animal weight.
Grazing Days = Forage Supply - estimated forage production from the Web Soil Survey multiplied by 25% (0.25) utilization / Forage Demand - animal weight multiplied by 2.6% (0.026)
Days in Pasture = Grazing Days / Number of Animals
Number of Animals = Grazing Days / Days in Pasture
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Ranch Handbook is brought to you by Nebraska Extension, Annie’s Project, USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (2020-70017-32735), and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program.
Creators: Nebraska Extension Beef Systems Educators - Jack Arterburn, Ben Beckman, and Brad Schick
Jack Arterburn
Nebraska Extension - Northern Panhandle
jack.arterburn@unl.edu
308-327-2312
Ben Beckman
Nebraska Extension - Northeast
bbeckman3@unl.edu
402-254-6821
5 окт 2024
