1. Layout and Design Where do I start?

2. Layout and Design - Goals l Maximum Utilization –Maintain Gains –Good Regrowth –Persistence

3. Layout and Design - Goals l Soil Fertility in Medium to High Range –Good Distribution of Manure and Urine

4. Layout and Design - Goals l Water In Every Paddock

5. Layout and Design - Goals l Good Permanent Fences Where Needed

6. Layout and Design - Goals l Paddocks as Square As Possible

7. Layout and Design - Goals l Good Mix of Cool and Warm Season Forages –Kybeef Pasture Budgeting Program (on your CD)

8. Step by Step Setup l Get a good aerial photograph –NRCS Office

10. Step by Step Setup l Get a soils map –NRCS office –List of soil descriptions

11. Step by Step Setup l A grid to count acres is helpful

12. Step by Step Setup l Mark aerial photo with physical resources –water –shade –working facilities –roads –lanes –property lines –roads

13. Step by Step Setup l Using a soils map, mark the major soil changes on the aerial photo l These can become your permanent fences

14. Step by Step Setup l Draw around crop or existing field boundaries if they already exist l Identify areas with different forages

15. Step by Step Setup l Divide the farm according to existing water sources. l This should be a basic grazing system

16. Step by Step Setup l Fields should each have water l Divide fields according to productivity l Have enough subdivisions to begin to rotationally graze

17. Step by Step Setup l How Many Paddocks? –(Days of rest / Days of grazing) + 1 – Example: (30/5) + 1 = 7 l In most cases 8 subdivisions is enough l May need adjusting after experience is gained

18. Step by Step Setup - Advanced l Work to get shade and water in each paddock l Try to limit days on pasture to <7 days l Develop system of lanes to make it easy to move cattle

19. Layout and Design - Example System FENCING AT $.10 PER FOOT WATER LINE AT $.30 PER FOOT STOCK TANKS AT $136.00 PADDOCK SIZE 800 FT. SQUARE APPROX. 15 ACRES

20. A. 7210 FT. = $721.00

21. B. 6180 FT. = $618.00

22. C. 5700 FT. = $570.00

23. E. 3200 FT. + 850 PIPE + TANK = $711.00

24. F. 3800 FT. + 550 PIPE + TANK = $681.00

25. G. 3580 FT. + 550 PIPE + TANK = $659.00

26. Grazing Math l 16 cows @ 1100 lb X 3% of Body Weight = 528 lb daily forage need l 4 inch grazing height x 200 lb/inch = 800 lb available forage l 800 available forage X 60% utilization = 480 lb usable forage

27. Conclusions l Need about 1 acre per day cool season forage and a little less for warm seasons l Plan for 3 acre paddocks cool season and 2 acre paddocks warm season

28. Soils Map

32. Layout and Design Let’s get started