<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 15:29:47 -0600 Phorum 5.2.11 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 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:43:16 -0600 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 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:12:26 -0600 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?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 Thu, 19 Mar 2009 14:59:13 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,17#msg-17 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,17,17#msg-17
Rick]]> B2Soar Water & Water Developments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:28:05 -0600 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 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 16:00:03 -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, 08 Nov 2008 19:24:06 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,11#msg-11 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?17,11,11#msg-11
He has two large pastures, about 500 ac, that he grazes around 100 cows on in a once over two pasture rotation. He has little to no use in parts of these pastures because of the light stocking rate. Liter accumulation in these areas is excessive and similar to non-use. I try to manage a 4 pasture twice over rotation on 200 acres, to show him the benefits. So far he is not completely convinced that a grazing system is better for ducks, but there have been problems with rotating these pastures because of availability of water.]]> rangeman Wildlife Sat, 14 Feb 2009 08:50:11 -0600 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,10,10#msg-10 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?16,10,10#msg-10 rangeman Water & Water Developments Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:12:13 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,5,5#msg-5 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?9,5,5#msg-5 mhumann Grazing Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:23:27 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,4,4#msg-4 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,4,4#msg-4 clura Drought Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:12:49 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?13,3,3#msg-3 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?13,3,3#msg-3 thegov Range Readiness (all seasons) Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:01:57 -0500 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,2,2#msg-2 http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/forums/range/read.php?6,2,2#msg-2 Jeff Printz Drought Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:24:31 -0500