2025 Grazing Season Update
August 27th
Hello, CARMers!
The crew took our last set of 28-day weights, see below. Next time we’ll have the steers across the scale will be the second week of Sept!
The empty pastures CenterCreek and OwlCreek have seen some regrowth since we pulled the steers all out, so much regrowth that the herds have been triggered to move back proportionately (the “30/70” level).
Review any of the previous updates here.
Let’s dive into the details
Here’s the CARM allocation:
Highlights of Happenings
Station Rainfall:
| Rainfall_Total | |
|---|---|
| Aug | 0.91 |
| YTD | 9.20 |
Cumulative Rainfall (in)
Rainfall Distribution
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 | 7.10 - 7.52 | 7.19 |
| CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge | 6.72 - 7.12 | 7.23 |
| CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree | 6.53 - 7.11 | 7.07 |
| TRM | 6.67 - 7.20 | 6.95 - 7.33 |
Fecal Sampling Results:
| Herd | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CARM | 11.54 | 10.96 | 10.51 | 9.81 | 9.68 | 9.51 |
| TRM | 11.68 | 10.85 | 10.16 | 9.71 | 9.97 | 10.19 |
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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Gains
Grazing Management:
CPER Viewer Longspur Habitat
Last Date Recorded
[1] "2025-08-25"| Last_Week | This_Week | Trigger_Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterCreek | 318 | 371 | 30/70 |
| HighHawk | 421 | 433 | No change |
| OwlCreek | 345 | 435 | 30/70 |
The table above is showing the remote-sensing values populated by CPERViewer.
| Management.Decisions | |
|---|---|
| 2025-08-19 | Aug 15th image and values recorded today, this is the latest update from NASA. Crew decided to stay another week. |
| 2025-08-25 | August 18 image values. Steers move 8/28 109 (14) to CC, 89 (11) to OC |
Up & Coming
- Fall Gather
- Shipping Week!
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