Vegetation Response to Late Growing-Season Wildfire on Nebraska Sandhills Rangeland

Stocking Density Affects Trampling and Use of Vegetation on Nebraska Sandhills Meadow

Ultrahigh stocking density (113,000 kg of beef per ha to as high as 1 million kg per ha) or mob grazing has been suggested to build soil, increase forage production and plant diversity, and improve grazing distribution compared to less intensive grazing systems. Experimental evidence does not completely support such conclusions. The overall focus of this research is based on the approach of bui...

Monitoring Standing Herbage of the Sands and Choppy Sands Ecological Vegetation Types in the Nebraska Sandhills

A modified Robel pole with white and gray alternating bands (2.54 cm) was used to measure vegetation on sands and choppy sands ecological types in the Sandhills of Nebraska. Objectives were to determine the relationship between visual obstruction readings (VOR) and clipped standing herbage, develop guidelines for monitoring standing herbage, and provide sample size estimates. Visual obstruction...

Determining Forage Intake of Nursing Calves Grazing Native Sandhills Rangeland

The objective of this study was to determine nursing calf forage intake prior to weaning in the Nebraska Sandhills range. Eight crossbred cow-calf pairs in year one and 12 pairs in year two were selected for each trial. Pairs were randomly assigned to one of two rotation groups, pasture (Graze) or individual fed dry lot pens for each pair (Pen). Pen pairs were fed harvested meadow hay of simila...

The Affect of Wildfire on Rangeland Sustainability in the San

Wildfire can be a catastrophic event in some situations; it could also be beneficial in other situations. This depends on how the land is being used, and what sort of vegetation is present. Because rangelands often have different types of vegetation on them, burning is likely to have some effect on the interrelation between plant types. It is clear that if the vegetation is removed by fire, the...

Bionomics of Insects Associated with Corn in the Nebraska Sandhills