2025 Grazing Season Update
Sept 17th
Hello, CARMers!
All the steers have shipped and we’re winterizing wells. What a year, we learned a lot!
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 | |
|---|---|
| Sep | 0.39 |
| YTD | 9.92 |
Cumulative Rainfall (in)
Rainfall Distribution
Station Biomass:
TRM Biomass:
CARM Biomass (lbs/acre)
| CARM Rep | Longspur Zone | Prairie Dog Zone | Short | Tall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HighHawk & Slayton | 253 | 208 | 395 | 469 |
| CenterCreek & PrairieRidge | 270 | 256 | 391 | 295 |
| OwlCreek & SaltTree | 338 | 383 | 570 | 326 |
Livestock
Crude Protien:
via CPERViewer
| Reps | Short | Tall |
|---|---|---|
| CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton | 6.81 - 6.94 | 7.05 |
| CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge | 6.64 - 6.84 | 7.03 |
| CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree | 6.69 - 6.97 | 6.93 |
| TRM | 6.59 - 7.16 | 6.62 - 7.13 |
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.
I apologize for all the extra data in these photos, turns out when I change their fences to holding pastures, it doesn’t allow me to filter back in time by previous fences. I’ve tried to do a quick draw on fences so you’re aware of TRMs that are adjacent to the CARM pastures.
CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton
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CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge
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CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree
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Gains
Friendly reminder, the last window in the ADG graph is a period of only a little over 2 week difference.
Grazing Management:
CPER Viewer Longspur Habitat
Last Date Recorded
[1] "2025-09-15"| Last_Week | This_Week | Trigger_Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterCreek | 207 | 270 | No change |
| HighHawk | 188 | 253 | No change |
| OwlCreek | 300 | 338 | No change |
The table above is showing the remote-sensing values populated by CPERViewer.
| Management.Decisions | |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-10 | Sept 4th image and values. We gathered the station on Sept 6th. |
| 2025-09-15 | Sept 11th image and values. Here's where we ended for the season, all three CARM herds stocked at the "30/70" level. |
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