2026 Grazing Season Update
June 17th
Hello, CARMers!
The Stakeholder group met on May 28th to determine the final grazing management plan (2026 Grazing Management Plan) and they decided to stock at a 3.4 AUD/ac.
Review any of the previous updates here.
Let’s dive into the details
Here’s the current CARM stocking rate:
The map is interactive.
Highlights of Happenings
Station Rainfall:
| Rainfall_Total | |
|---|---|
| Jun | 0.43 |
| YTD | 3.62 |
Cumulative Rainfall (in) we’re now at 67% of normal
Rainfall Distribution
Station Biomass:
| Biomass lbs/ac | NDVI (greenness) |
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CARM Biomass
| CARM Rep | Longspur Zone | Prairie Dog Zone | Short | Tall |
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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
701x: Where the steers were the last 7 days.
CARM 1 - HighHawk & Slayton
CARM 2 - CenterCreek & PrairieRidge
CARM 3 - OwlCreek & SaltTree
Grazing Management:
CPER Viewer Longspur Habitat
Last Date Recorded
[1] "2026-06-15"| Last_Week | This_Week | Trigger_Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CenterCreek-LongSpur | 435 | 361 | 30/70 |
| CenterCreek-Pasture.Mean | 470 | 391 | 30/70 |
| HighHawk-LongSpur | 541 | 455 | No change |
| HighHawk-Pasture.Mean | 535 | 464 | No change |
| OwlCreek-LongSpur | 407 | 294 | All on tall |
| OwlCreek-Pasture.Mean | 515 | 384 | 30/70 |
The table above is showing the remote-sensing values populated by CPERViewer.
| Management.Decisions | |
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| 2026-06-08 | Receiving week |
| 2026-06-15 | Wait a week, based on boots on the ground conditions and cattle are content |
Up & Coming
- 701x Observations
- Fecal Sampling
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