Inventory

Ranch management cannot be optimized without inventorying and monitoring all natural resources.

Precipitation

Inventory

• Average Precipitation and Drought - average precipitation and timing, historical frequency and severity of drought

Monitor

• Precipitation and Drought - plant year and monthly precipitation, drought status, short and long term forecasts

Forage and Range

Inventory

• Range Site - plant communities, growth curves, indicator species
• Range Condition - successional plant community, hydrologic health

Monitor

• Range Condition - trend in plant community and health, photopoints, check list
• Forage Production - carrying capacity, clip and weigh method
• Residual Forage

Livestock

Inventory

• Herd - class, number, feed needs, stocking rate

Monitor

• Grazing Records - numbers, class, dates enter and exit pastures