Central Grasslands Research Extension Center (North Dakota) patch-burning and grazing management
These data are the result of a four-year (2017-2020) study comparing rangeland forage and cattle responses across three grazing management practices in central North Dakota. In each season, cow-calf pairs grazed on n = 4 pastures for each grazing management practice: Patch burned, in which a 40-ac patch of 160-ac pastures were burned with prescribed fire each spring with no internal fences; Continuous, in which neither prescribed fire nor internal fences were used; and Rotational, in which 40-ac pastures were sub-divided into 4 paddocks each with no prescribed fire. The data were primarily managed by Megan Wanchuk in support of her Master's thesis:
Wanchuk, MR. 2022. Patch-Burning Improves Forage Nutritive Value and Livestock Performance over Rotational and Continuous Grazing Strategies (Master's Thesis, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota).
Funding
USDA-NIFA: 1009910
USDA-NIFA: 2018-67020-27856
History
Data contact name
McGranahan, Devan A.Data contact email
Devan.McGranahan@usda.govPublisher
Ag Data CommonsIntended use
Non-commercial research comparing beef cattle responses and forage nutritive value, mineral content, and overall abundance across grazing management practices in the Northern Great Plains.Temporal Extent Start Date
2017-05-01Temporal Extent End Date
2020-10-01Frequency
- monthly
Theme
- Not specified
ISO Topic Category
- environment
- farming
- biota
National Agricultural Library Thesaurus terms
grasslands; North Dakota; patch burning; grazing management; rangelands; pastures; spring; fences; beef cattle; nutritive value; mineral content; Great Plains regionOMB Bureau Code
- 005:18 - Agricultural Research Service
OMB Program Code
- 005:040 - National Research
ARS National Program Number
- 215
Pending citation
- Yes
Related material without URL
McGranahan, D.A. 2025. Spatially-discrete disturbance overrides inherent environmental heterogeneity in grazed mixed-grass prairie. Oikos.Public Access Level
- Public