We've Got The County Covered
We've Got The County Covered
Rick Caquelin, a Rangeland Specialist with NRCS out of Great Falls, shows rangeland monitoring workshop participants a series of photos, taken year by year at the same location, that he uses to assess the quality of his rangeland and determine actions he needs to take to improve his grazing land.
A rangeland monitoring workshop and electric fence demonstration was recently held at the Kleinjan Ranch west of Chinook. The focus was on techniques for monitoring the results of managed intensive grazing (MIG). MIG describes grazing techniques that utilize repeat periods of grazing and rest among multiple paddocks or pastures. The program was sponsored by the Blaine County Conservation District.
Rancher Dennis Kleinjan has been using intensive grazing for about six years, but admitted, "Grassland monitoring is a new venture for me. Danny Pratt has been helping me get a monitoring program sta...
