<p><b>This forum is a cooperative effort between <a href="http://www.ag.ndsu.nodak.edu/streeter/">NDSU Central Grasslands Research Extension Center</a> and the North Dakota Grazing Lands Coalition.</b></p> <p>Everyone can view the forum contents.</p> <p><b>To actively participate in the forum you must create a profile:</b><br /> <ol> <li>Click on “Create a Profile” at upper right of this screen</li> <li>Create your profile</li> <li>Following submission of your profile you will receive a validation E-mail (NOTE: depending on your email provider, this validation may be received by your Junk E-mail. If that happens, you must move it into your inbox to validate)</li> <li>Validate</li> <li>Start participating in the <b>Range Manager’s Forum</b></li> </ol> <b>If you experience problems with navigating the forum, please notify CGREC via <a href="mailto:chuck.lura@dakotacollege.edu">chuck.lura@dakotacollege.edu</a></b> </p> <p>This forum is supported in part by grants from <a href="http://www.ducks.org/">Ducks Unlimited</a> and the <a href="http://www.ndnrt.com/">North Dakota Natural Resources Trust</a>.</p> http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/index.php Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:05:22 -0600 Phorum 5.2.11 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?1,47,50#msg-50 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?1,47,50#msg-50

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health insurance quotes]]> ecational Announcements Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:43:16 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,44,49#msg-49 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,44,49#msg-49 bhalili Other Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:12:26 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?1,47,47#msg-47 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?1,47,47#msg-47
Best regards from all of us at Central Grasslands]]> anyren Announcements Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:38:42 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,45,45#msg-45 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,45,45#msg-45 mfettes Grazing Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:51:17 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,44,44#msg-44 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,44,44#msg-44 Jmstnman Other Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:49:03 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,43,43#msg-43 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,43,43#msg-43 preston76 Grazing Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:39:46 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?10,42,42#msg-42 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?10,42,42#msg-42 WJS Hay and Other Forages Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:32:17 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,41,41#msg-41 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,41,41#msg-41 What would be the best plants to raise on rangeland to get good results from the deer
that reside on that rangeland?]]> Jeff.Horn Wildlife Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:25:18 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?12,38,38#msg-38 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?12,38,38#msg-38 Dave Range Plants Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:54:52 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,4,37#msg-37 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,4,37#msg-37 SteveKerring Drought Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:12:49 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?15,32,35#msg-35 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?15,32,35#msg-35 pnyren Tame Pastures & Range Seeding Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:59:13 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,34#msg-34 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,34#msg-34 Thanks for the response.
I'm going to clip and scatter . . . over the ice and snow . . . and see what happens!]]> Ostrowski Wildlife Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:50:11 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,33#msg-33 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,33#msg-33 next does not have any. It seems like cattails are a indicator plant of good fertility, maybe if your soil is more gravely they
may not grow cattails? Most cattails sloughs have a dark mucky soil. . I had tried to get tall reed grass to grow around one
of my cattail sloughs, but the cattails crowded it out.
Just a observation, Good Luck]]> Dave Wildlife Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:42:55 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?15,32,32#msg-32 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?15,32,32#msg-32
Is it possible to drill mix of grasses into the standing crested wheat to increase forage . . . and better utilize the pasture . . . for grazing and for duck/pheasant production. Pasture borders a lake.]]> Ostrowski Tame Pastures & Range Seeding Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:08:38 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,31#msg-31 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,31#msg-31
Soil is Lehn Loam and seemingly gravelly. The land is located in 31-126-73 McPherson Cty, SD. It borders on a body of water referred to in the township maps as Feinstein Lake.

How can I get cattails reintroduced into the lake? Other than snipping cattail heads from one marsh and shredding them over the water and edges of the lake . . . what is effective? Ducks and pheasant need the cover.]]> Ostrowski Wildlife Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:02:45 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,29#msg-29 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,29#msg-29 He was at the Grazing Coalition meeting in Bismarck. His phone # 701-720-9136]]> Dave Water & Water Developments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:28:05 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,28#msg-28 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,28#msg-28 I am also trying some winter grazing on stock piled grass. I do the same thing as the summer but with out the back fence.
That is mostly with pairs. I have sold most of the yearlings. I would like to try some windrow grazing next year.]]> Dave Grazing Sat, 08 Nov 2008 19:24:06 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,27#msg-27 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,27#msg-27 Have you studied some of Alan Savories material or are you just doing your own experimenting? Yes it is very interesting how cattle respond to grazing systems. I use a twice over system on 8 pastues of my own and they learn quick that when they hear the four wheeler coming it might be time to move to new grass. All I have to do is open the gate and get out of the way. One place this summer I let the fence down to move them and they even remembered that and wanted to go back that way when I came out to move them. They eventually followed me over a mile to a new pasture. Once they learn they are getting some new grass they will follow me most anywhere, which is nice.
I don't get back to Towner much anymore but I am always interested in looking at grazing systems and learning what I can. Do you work with your local NRCS Office on your system? They have lots of resources to offer. A friend of mine, Dennis Froemke, is the NRCS Rangeland Specialist for the Western part of the state located in Dickinson. He has some interesting presentations on grazing systems and grazing in general. The NRCS State Rangeland Specialist, Jeff Prinz, is also good.]]> rangeman Grazing Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:02:05 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,26#msg-26 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,26#msg-26 used a back fence and moved water. It took about 45 mins a day. For the way the cattle and pasture looked it was time well used.
I did have some duck nests that the same thing happened. The cows never bothered them, but a few days later they were
gone, I suppose they were easy for some predator to find since that was the only place where there was grass still standing.
But the remaining 80% of the pasture which had not been grazed had alot of nests that hatched and where gone before the cattle got there,
I live in Ward County about 30 miles south east of Minot. I will do this again next year. It is amazing how fast the cattle get used
to being moved every day and how calm they become.]]> Dave Grazing Sat, 01 Nov 2008 13:37:25 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,25#msg-25 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,25#msg-25
As far as documentation, there is a detailed list on our website, but basically you need to have a formal grazing plan in place, a pasture map showing cross fences and water sources, evidence of operational control of the rangeland and also good ranch records or records of third-party monitoring (such as CSP worksheets.) Any one who has a Great Plains grazing plan that they are still using or has had a plan developed for EQIP or is in CSP will qualify without any problem, and all the documentation would likely be in your file at NRCS.]]> Liz Mathern, NDFU Other Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:03 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,24#msg-24 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,24#msg-24 rangeman Other Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:24:54 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,23#msg-23 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,23#msg-23 rangeman Water & Water Developments Tue, 28 Oct 2008 22:10:15 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,22#msg-22 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,22#msg-22 rangeman Grazing Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:52:22 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,21#msg-21 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,21#msg-21 Solar Pump Innovations.]]> clura Water & Water Developments Thu, 23 Oct 2008 15:08:32 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,19#msg-19 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,19#msg-19 The only trouble we have ever had was a muskrat chewing through the electrical wire to the pump, we just put it in some pvc pipe around the wire and have not had trouble since. We got the solar pump from our local electric coop. They furnish the solar panel,tracking system,electrical boxes & control panel. We had to buy the pump which was about 500.00 & lease the rest for about 15.00 a month it comes right on the electric bill. The main problem is to make sure you have enough water storage for at least 3-5 days.]]> Dave Water & Water Developments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 21:45:30 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,18#msg-18 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,18#msg-18
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Rick]]> B2Soar Water & Water Developments Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:20:58 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,16#msg-16 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?18,16,16#msg-16
As many of you may know, millions of acres in North Dakota are signed up for the no-till portion of the Farmers Union Carbon Credit Program. These are farmers who commit to doing continuous no-till for a minimum of five years. Since continuous no-till increases soil organic matter, this stored carbon can be sold as a "carbon credit."

For ranchers, a new program has just come along that you may be interested in. For those of you who use a prescribed rotational grazing system you can earn carbon credits on that grazing land too. In all seriousness, the vast majority of rangeland in the US is either not grazed at all or grazed under some kind of season-long grazing system, and that won't earn carbon credits. We're talking about pretty high-level management. For ranchers who have implemented a formal grazing plan, and use rest and rotation to increase the forage quantity and quality and hedge against drought, you can earn carbon credits too.

Ranchers who are working with NRCS (maybe with an EQIP contract) and especially those that are in CSP will qualify for sure. Ranchers that have developed their own system (some of which are incredibly sophisticated- like some of the more holistic practices) will also likely qualify. Please visit our website and feel free to contact me any time if you think you might be interested.

I plan to check this forum often, so you can ask questions here too and I'll do my best to answer them.]]> Liz Mathern, NDFU Other Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:32:21 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,15#msg-15 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,15,15#msg-15 good for the first year. I grazed about 45 animal units per acre. Moved each day. covered a 54 acre pasture in 60 days.
Went across it 1 time, then moved to another pasture. Recovery seems pretty good since it was such a dry start,
We will see what next summer brings,]]> Dave Grazing Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:02:25 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,5,14#msg-14 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,5,14#msg-14
The biggest problem I see with neighbors who rotate their pastures is that they graze them too short before moving the cattle to the next one. They don't seem to grasp the fact that grass needs leaf area exposed to the sun to produce more grass. One of my neighbors was getting a heifer of theirs out of my pasture the other day and he remarked about how much grass I have. I have been running 107 cow/calf pairs and 3 bulls on about 500 acres since May 15th. I have a lot of shallow to gravel range sites but also some silty and wetland. I don't graze my native pasures until after June 1st, I put them on expired CRP in May and rotate them back to it one more time. I use a twice over system, which I think works very good. Many of my pasures have more grass in them when I take the cattle out than my neighbors do when they put theirs in. It is all a matter of knowing how grass grows and what it takes to keep it healthy and producing more forage. Most people seem to think that removing most or almost all of the grass is necessary or you are "wasting" it. In my last few years with NRCS I worked with a farmer from Buchanan that has a quarter of native pasture that he consistantly runs 40 large cow/calf pairs on every year and has done so for many many years. This is a higher stocking rate than most people use or can sustain. When he first started using the pasture it was all one pasture and he grazed it season long. The result was pretty bare ground at the end of the grazing season. About 12 years ago he cross fencing it into three pastures and began using a twice over grazing system. Now the pasture has warm season natives increasing and lots of grass left in each pasture at the end of the grazing season. He is a good grass manager in that he moves the cattle to the next pasture before all the grass is gone. The grass that is left catches snow from all the neighbors bare pastures in winter.]]> rangeman Grazing Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:23:27 -0500