2025 Grazing Season Update
August 1st
Hello, CARMers!
CARM 2 and CARM 3 are 100% on their tall structure pastures. CARM 1 is down to the 30/70 split (30% on short, 70% on tall).
Let’s dive into the details
Here’s the CARM allocation:
Highlights of Happenings
Station Rainfall:
| Rainfall_Total | |
|---|---|
| Aug | 0.10 |
| YTD | 8.39 |
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 Protien:
via CPERViewer
| Reps | Short | Tall |
|---|---|---|
| CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton | 7.34 - 7.8 | 7.95 |
| CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge | 7.24 - 7.44 | 7.66 |
| CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree | 7.17 - 7.54 | 7.55 |
| TRM | 7.15 - 7.67 | 7.42 - 7.93 |
Fecal Sampling Results:
| CP | Diet_Quality | |
|---|---|---|
| CARM | ||
| 24 | 11.5 | Good |
| 25 | 11.0 | Good |
| 26 | 10.5 | Good |
| 27 | 9.8 | Good |
| TRM | ||
| 24 | 11.7 | Good |
| 25 | 10.8 | Good |
| 26 | 10.2 | Good |
| 27 | 9.7 | Good |
701x: Where the steers were the last 7 days.
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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OwlCreek - One week, day by day.
SaltTree - One week, day by day.
Gains
We’ve now recorded two 28-day gain periods, the livestock are doing well.
I’m always curious about “Season-To-Date” gains, I also calculated ADG from recent weight from beginning of the season.
Grazing Management:
CPER Viewer Longspur Habitat
Last Date Recorded
[1] "2025-07-29"| Last_Week | This_Week | Trigger_Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterCreek | 403 | 344 | All on tall |
| HighHawk | 483 | 419 | 30/70 |
| OwlCreek | 413 | 353 | No change |
The table above is showing the remote-sensing values populated by CPERViewer.
| Management.Decisions | |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-22 | no NASA image updates since July 14 so still using that date for biomass -no changes |
| 2025-07-29 | July 26 image; shift 109 steers from Center Creek to Prairie Ridge; shift 89 steers from Owl Creek to Salt Tree; shift 21 steers (and 2, 701x tags) from High Hawk to Slayton. Moved on 7/31 |
Up & Coming
- 28-Day Weigh August 21st
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