Resources

Forage, Pastures & Grazing
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Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Getting a grip on grazing
(B&B Wyoming Rural Living Resources guide section)
Videos
Managing Grazing on Small Acreages (Video series by UW Extension)
Online Tools
On-line tool to help you calculate your stocking rate as described in article above

Barnyards and Backyards Articles
Land blossoms under direction of northeastern Wyoming family
Ask Sam - When should I cut my hay?
Ask Sam: Mowing Pasture Grass To Mow Or Not To Mow
Ask Sam: What is Certified Hay?
Do you know your native grasses?
Educator describes how to achieve property management goals
Featured Landowners: Cody Country Bed and Biscuit owners diversify production on their 6 acres
Featured Landowner: June Akers
Featured Landowner: Lander area small-acreage owner takes his home to work
Featured property update: Wheatland property put out to pasture!
Late calving makes best use of forage for cows, takes advantage of nature
To mow or not to mow
Should I lease my land for grazing
Sunn hemp's benefits could prove alternative forage crop in Wyoming
UW Extension Publications
How to Sample Hay Bales
How to Sample Soils in Hayfields & Pastures
Grass Growth Basics I (UW CES pub MP-111.04)
Rangeland Plants: Wyoming Tough (March 2014)
Other Publications
Small Pasture Management Guide for Utah
(has been reviewed and deemed appropriate for Wyoming use also)
Managing Small-acreage Horse Farms - In Central and Eastern Oregon
(Oregon State University Extension)
Videos
Managing for objectives (UW CES)
Master Hay Grower - Risk Management for Wyoming Hay Growers (UW CES course February, 2014)
Tools
Property Plan Worksheet - Word version or PDF version
This worksheet will assist landowners in conceptualizing what they hope for their property to be and how their management can drive the property to meet these goals.

Barnyards and Backyards Publications
Assessing and managing forage after Mother Nature throws a summer snit
UW Extension Publications
A Guide to Selecting Alfalfa Varieties for Irrigated Stands in Wyoming (UW CES pub B-1009)
Alfalfa Establishment Alternatives (UW CES pub B-1080)
Alfalfa Stand Renovation: Reseed or Crop Rotation? (UW CES pub B-1047)
Guide for Selecting Alfalfa Varieties with Disease Resistance for Wyoming (UW CES pub B-919R)
Videos
Master Hay Grower - Risk Management for Wyoming Hay Growers (UW CES course February, 2014)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles
A little observation will help predict this year’s forage needs
Ask Sam - Weed free forage for hunting trip
Ask Sam: Weed-free hay
Bale grazing - winter feeding without the overhead
Buying horse-quality hay
Fencing wildlife out of hay stackyards
Five plants poisonous to horses in Wyoming
Grass Hay or Alfalfa Hay?
Green light for spring grazing should be yellow for caution
Hay is Cheap, Land is Valuable
Keep an Eye Out for Nitrate Toxicity
Managing moldy hay lessens feed dangers
Pasture forbs your horses should avoid
Should you grow your own hay for harvest?
Wyoming Hay List
Resources to Help Calculate Feed Rations
How to Sample Hay Bales
Hay Testing for Cattle: Understanding the Results
Feed Composition for Cattle and Sheep Fact Sheet No. 1.615 Contains a table with "typical" composition of feeds (Colorado State University)
Nutrient Requirements of Sheep and Goats (Alabama Cooperative Extension System)
Nutritional Management for Horses (Purdue University Cooperative Extension)
Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle (Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service)
Beef Cattle Nutrient Requirement Tables (University of Arkansas)
Other Publications
Plants Poisonous to Livestock in the Western States (large pdf file, USDA-ARS 2011)
Poisonous Plants Website (USDA-ARS)
Videos
Buying hay – Lets get to the good stuff (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Plants toxic to livestock (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Installing a tire livestock watering tank
Websites
Wyoming Hay/Pasture/Seed List
(Lists contact and other info from those interested in selling or buying hay, pasture, or seed)

Barnyards and Backyards Articles
A little observation will help predict this year’s forage needs
Adjusting stocking rates to forage production can add profits
Ask Sam: Grazing agreements
Ask Sam: Preventing Overgrazing on Thin Soils
Basics of Stocking Rate Calculations (How can I graze three horses year-round on five acres?)
Broccoli & ice cream: grazing management is making sure your animals eat their vegetables along with their sweets
Grazing multi-species can rid undesirable plants, make pastures more productive (UW CES Newspaper Insert 2009)
Healthy pastures mean healthy horses
How grazing management affects water quality
Management-intensive grazing: What is it and could it work for you?
Race for the Green
Rangeland condition directly affects horse health
Recognizing overgrazing - How do I know when my animals have grazed too much?
Rest, Recovery Key to Small Acreage Pasture Management
Sunn hemp's benefits could prove alternative forage crop in Wyoming
Upside down grazing - reverse the seasons
What is meant by 'Take Half, Leave Half'?
Other Publications
Grazing Management for Streamside Areas (Wyoming Game and Fish, 1992)
Videos
Grazing Small Acreages (Barnyards & Backyards Live! show)
Managing Grazing on Small Acreages (Video series by UW Extension)
Applied Grazing Management
Five acre corrals (UW CES, Recorded 2003)
Grass Growth Stages and Grazing Impacts
Grazing differences in cattle and horses
Grazing Management Basics
Short duration grazing
Grazing Brochures by Wyoming County
Help determining how much forage your land may produce. The brochures cover grazing and provides guidance on calculating how many animals you can sustainably graze on your land (2016).
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Albany Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Carbon Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Crook Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Fremont Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Hot Springs Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Northern Johnson Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Natrona Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Laramie Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Northern Lincoln Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Southern Lincoln Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Park Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Sheridan Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Sublette Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Teton Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Washakie Co.
Small Acreage Grazing Brochure for Weston Co.
Monitoring Videos
Establishing a transect
Range Monitoring (presented by Eric Peterson, UW CES 2007)
Pasture Management - Knowing when it's time to move the animals
Projects
Property Improvement Projects (overgrazed Wheatland property improved through grazing management; reclamation of unstable sand dune blow-out area near Casper)