Range and Natural Resources Research
CGREC has conducted research on range and natural resource science for 30 years. Below is the information we've gathered in various areas.
- Surveys and Posters
- CRP Research
- Grazing Intensity Research
- Stocking Rate
- Extended Season Grazing
- Seed Bank Research on Rangeland
- Range Ecology
- Soils Research
Surveys and Posters
CRP Research
- An Economic Analysis of Grazing, Haying and Cropping Marginal Highly Erodible Crop Land in Southcentral North Dakota
- Grazing And Haying CRP Lands
- Conservation Reserve Program Hay Quality in North Dakota in 2002
Grazing Intensity Research
- Long Term (23 Years) Grazing Intensity Research in the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota (2011 Report)
- The Effect of Grazing Intensity on Soil Bulk Density
- The Effect of Grazing Intensity on Rangeland Hydrology
- Conserving Soil Water Through Grazing Management
- The Effect of Grazing Intensity on Soil Water and Rangeland Productivity in South-Central North Dakota
Stocking Rate
Extended Season Grazing
- Swath Grazing vs Native Range Grazing for Wintering Beef Cows in South-Central North Dakota
- Effects of Swathed Forage Type on Intake and Total Tract Digestion
- Comparing Three Forage Types for Use in Swath Grazing: Effects on Cow Performance, Ruminal Fermentation, and Digestibility
- Utilizing Annual Forages to Extend Grazing 2008 Summary Report
- Full Report (2008)
- 2009 Report-- Grazing Annual Forages: Impacts on Animal Performance, Forage Production, Soil Health and Economics
- Utilizing Annual Forages in a Single and Dual Cropping System for Late-Fall and Early Winter Grazing: Impacts on Forage Production and Quality, Cow Performance, Soil Health, and Economics (2010)
Seed Bank Research on Rangeland
- Grazing Effects on the Mixed-Grass Prairie Seed Bank in the Coteau Region of North Dakota (2005)
- Grazing Effects on the Seed Bank of Rangeland in the Coteau Region of North Dakota (2004)
Range Ecology
- Biomass Allocation in Prairie Grasses Under Drought Stress (2011) pdf.270KB
- Leaf Water Relations of Two Grass Species in the Mixed-Grass Prairie under Cattle Grazing (2011)
- Quantifying Plant Water Use in the Native Coteau Rangelands of North Dakota
- Quantifying Plant Water Use on Rangelands Through Soil Water Modeling (2009)
- Modeling to Aid Production Agriculture: Introduction to a Grassland Ecosystem Study in the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota
- The Relationship Between Root Decomposition and Plant Biodiversity
- Interaction of Simulated Drought and Grazing on Mixed Grass Prairie
- Establishing the Relationship between Stomatal Conductance and Microclimate Through a Model of Stomatal Conductance
- Evaluation of Ecosystem Services Provided by the Coteau Rangeland of North Dakota
- Plant Responses to Different Grazing Intensities in the Missouri Coteau of North Dakota
- Range Plant Response to Competition, Clipping, and Drought
- Estimating Above-ground Primary Productivity Through Computer Modeling
