2025 Grazing Season Update
July 23rd
Hello, CARMers!
We’ll be taking the next set of 28-day weights on Thursday, stay tuned!
Check out the latest from GrassCast.
Let’s dive into the details
Here’s the CARM allocation:
Highlights of Happenings
Station Rainfall:
| Rainfall_Total | |
|---|---|
| Jul | 0.92 |
| YTD | 7.78 |
Cumulative Rainfall (in)
Rainfall Distribution
Soil Moisture
Station Biomass:
TRM Biomass:
CARM Biomass
| CARM Rep | Longspur Zone | Prairie Dog Zone | Short | Tall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
CARM 1 HighHawk & Slayton |
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CARM 2 CenterCreek & PrairieRidge |
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CARM 3 OwlCreek & SaltTree |
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Livestock
Crude Protein:
| Reps | Short | Tall |
|---|---|---|
| CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton | 7.83- 8.3 | 8.07 |
| CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge | 7.66 - 8.16 | 7.82 |
| CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree | 7.53 - 7.89 | 7.8 |
| TRM | 7.36 - 8.06 | 7.57 - 8.03 |
701x: Where the steers were the last 7 days.
I noticed some interesting shifts in the heat maps, so I included both last week and this week.
CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton
| This Week | Last Week |
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CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge
| This Week | Last Week |
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CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree
| This Week | Last Week |
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Grazing Management:
CPER Viewer Longspur Habitat
Last Date Recorded
[1] "2025-07-22"| Last_Week | This_Week | Trigger_Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterCreek | 403 | 403 | No change |
| HighHawk | 483 | 483 | No change |
| OwlCreek | 413 | 413 | No change |
The table above is showing the remote-sensing values populated by CPERViewer.
| Management.Decisions | |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | no change |
| 2025-07-22 | no NASA image updates since July 14 so still using that date for biomass -no changes |
Note: No data available since 7/14/2025
Up & Coming
- Fecal Sampling July 22nd (still waiting on data from GAN lab)
- 28-Day Weigh July 24th
Desktop Field View
On behalf of the USDA-ARS Rangeland Resources and Systems Research Unit, we thank you all for your continued participation in this project.
Happy Trails,
CPER Crew