Rangeland & Pasture Management
Upcoming Events
Bechtel Ranch Tour, Eureka, KS September 30
Beef Stocker Field Day, Manhattan, KS September 30
Old World Bluestem Field Day, Ellsworth County, October 7
2020 - 2021 Extension Workshops
Rangeland Management Workshops are available at any time during the year. Topics include calculaton of stocking rates, improvement of grazing distribution, and grazing systems. Complementary or sequence grazing systems can also be addressed. Rangeland improvement practices such as management and control of noxious weeds and invasive species can be provided.
Prescribed Burning
For more information on Prescribed Burning, please visit our informational page. This will also include annual burning workshop dates.
Sericea Lespedeza
For more information on Sericea Lespedeza, please visit our informational page.
Drought Information
Drought occurs when less than 70% precipitation is received annually. For more information on current drought conditions, please visit the Weather Data Library's website.
Additional drought information can be viewed at the National Drought Mitigation Center website.
Publications
Brush & Weed Control
- Biological Control of Musk Thistle in Kansas L-873.pdf revised (2011)
- Chemical Weed control for Field Cops, Pastures, Rangeland, and Noncropland
- Musk Thistle Identification and Control L-231.pdf revised (1995)
- Rangeland Brush Management MF-1021.pdf (1992)
- Rangeland Weed Mangement MF-1020.pdf (1991)
- Sericea Lespedeza: History, Characteristics, and Identification MF-2408.pdf (2001)
Prescribed Burning
- Prescribed Burning as a Management Practice L-815.pdf (2000)
- Prescribed Burning - Planning and Conducting L-664.pdf (revised (1996)
- Prescribed Burning Safety L-565.pdf (1996)
- Prescribed Burn Equipment NREM-2899 (2017)
- Protecting Your Home from Wildfire MF-2241.pdf (2006)
- Rangeland Management Following Wildfire L-514.pdf (2017)
Plant Identification
Rangeland Management
- Beef Cow-Calf Management Options When Pasture is Limited MF3114.pdf (2014)
- Beef Cow Nutrition Guide C735.pdf (1998)
- Establishing Native Grasses MF-2291.pdf (1997)
- 50 Years of Range Research Revisited.pdf (1995)
- Grazing Distribution MF-515.pdf (2003)
- Managing Kansas Grazinglands for Multiple Benefits MF-2086.pdf (2004)
- Stocker Cattle Management and Nutrition C-723.pdf (1991)
- Stocking Rate and Grazing Management MF-1118.pdf (1994)
- Summer Grazing Strategies for Stocker Cattle in the Kansas Flint Hills MF-3232 (2016)
- Enhancing Intensive Early Stocking plus Late-Season Grazing for Stocker Cattle in the Kansas Flint Hills MF3569 (2021)
Forage Management
- Nontraditional Forages as Emergency or Supplemental Feedstuffs MF-2872.pdf (2008)
- Forage Facts Notebook.pdf
- Grazing Management: Toxic Plants MF3234 (2016)
- Maintaining Grass Waterways MF-1064.pdf (2004)
- Native Hay Meadow Management MF-1042.pdf (1992)
- Prussic Acid Poisoning MF3040 (2012)
- Seed Production Management for Bromegrass and Tall Fescue MF-924.pdf (1989)
- Smooth Brome Production and Utilization C-402.pdf (1992)
- Summer Annual Forages: Selection and Production Characteristics MF-2871.pdf (2008)
- Tall Fescue On-line Monograph (2005)
- Tall Fescue Production and Utilization C-729.pdf (2010)
Agricultural Economics
Farm Management Guides can be found at K-State's Department of Ag Economics AgManager site
PowerPoint Presentations
Additional Resources
Pasture and Forages
- Forage Facts Notebook, est. 1998
- Grasslands of the World
- University of Missouri Iowa State University
- Oklahoma State University
- Oregon State University
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
- University of Nebraska
Rangeland Management
- Kansas State University
- NASS - National Agricultural Statistics Service
- University of Nebraska
- Oklahoma State University
- Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Hay
Poisonous Plants
- New Mexico State University
- Utah State University
- Cornell University
- Weed Science Society of America
- Purdue Extension
Water Quality
- Water Quality Southern Regional Water Program
- National Riparian Restoration
- Kansas State University
- KAWS- Kansas Alliance for Wetlands & Streams
Organizational Links
- Society for Range Management
- American Forage & Grassland Council
- Kansas Section Society for Range Management
- Kansas Farm Service Agency
- NRCS- Natural Resources Conservation Service
- Kansas Biological Survey
- National Agricultural Library
- KDHE Bureau of Water
- Tallgrass Legacy Alliance
- National Grazing Lands Coalition
- KGLC- Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition
- Kansas Farm Bureau
- Kansas Forage & Grassland Council
- Kansas State Conservation Commission
- The Nature Conservancy
- The Nature Conservancy of Kansas
- Beef USA
- Kansas Livestock Association
- Partners for Fish & Wildlife
- Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks & Tourism
