2025 Grazing Season Update
August 6th
Hello, CARMers!
We’re down to the last month of the grazing season, time sure does fly.
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 - PrairieRidge
| This Week | Last Week |
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CARM 3 - SaltTree
| This Week | Last Week |
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Now, the big data analyses will come this fall/winter, so this is just a percent difference driven by the 701x dashboard data, but I’ve been trying to capture (digitally) what we see on the ground. And this year, I think we captured it!
When we move yearling steers they go a little wild for the next week, finding holes or making them… We speculate that the new comers wander around checking out the new home and the prior residents, well, they wander around trying to figure out who the new arrival is.
I didn’t need a sensor to tell me this, but I think it looks like the sensor is picking up the behavior!
Gains
We’ll be taking the next set of weights on August 21st.
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 | |
|---|---|
| 2025-07-29 | July 26 image; shift 109 steers from Center Creek to Prairie Ridge; shift 89 steers from Owl Creek to Salt Tree; shift 22 steers (and 2, 701x tags) from High Hawk to Slayton. Moved on 7/31 |
| 2025-08-05 | July 26 image; still no update from NASA. Crew conducted a boots-on-the-ground survey and team decided to stay one more week. |
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