Grazing and Forages

The Natural Resources Conservation Service promotes prescribed grazing and improved forage management by providing technical assistance to private landowners.

Grazing Lands Worksheets - Tools

Requires Microsoft Word

Prescribed Grazing - Pasture/Hayland/Livestock Inventory Worksheet

Indiana Pasture Management Stick - Instructions

The following publications will require Microsoft Excel.

Growth Curves for Selected Forage Species

Pasture Condition Score Sheet

Fence - Contains detailed drawing sheets on various types of fence, including panel fence and check-out sheet

Pipeline - Calculates pipe and pumping requirements for grazing systems

Grazing Lands Spatial Analysis Tool (GSAT - Basic)

A stand alone decision support tool utilized to inventory grazing resources and animals (domestic and wild). This application is used to assess the relationship between grazing supply and animal demand. It can help determine the best level of stocking to meet the needs of the land and the grazing animals.