. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. Deciding when to move livestock is often a challenge. Don't rely on calendar dates. Instead, consider plant growth and litecycle, precipitation, length of grazing period, target grazing use level, streambank impacts caused by livestock, and frequency of grazing to determine when livestock are ready to be moved to another grazing unit. Step 5 - Develop a monitoring and evaluation strategy. To determine whether the grazing management plan is meeting objectives, monitor grazing use and continually evaluate the condition
. Best management practices for grazing Montana . Grazing; Range management. Deciding when to move livestock is often a challenge. Don't rely on calendar dates. Instead, consider plant growth and litecycle, precipitation, length of grazing period, target grazing use level, streambank impacts caused by livestock, and frequency of grazing to determine when livestock are ready to be moved to another grazing unit. Step 5 - Develop a monitoring and evaluation strategy. To determine whether the grazing management plan is meeting objectives, monitor grazing use and continually evaluate the condition of livestock, range plants, streams, and soils. Keep records of precipitation levels, grazing use for each grazing unit, the dates grazing occurs, and the number, the kind of animals in each unit, and the average weight of those animals it available. Written assess- ments and photographs at permanent monitoring plots of resource conditions, especially streambanks and other sensitive areas, are also useful. Keep notes on the apparent trends of plant communities, and target and actual grazing levels. Record such monitoring data, at the same time each year, review it at regular intervals, and adjust grazing management as Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Harmon, Will; Montana. Conservation Districts Bureau. [Helena, MT : Conservation Districts Bureau, Department of Natural Resources and Conservation]
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