Estimating Herbage Mass on Pastures to Adjust Stocking Rate

Jose Dubeux, Marcelo Wallau, João Vendramini, Liliane Silva, Jane Griffin, Nicolas DiLorenzo, and Erick Santos


Release Date: 8/5/2019

Reviewed At: 4/9/2024

DOI: 10.32473/edis-ag434-2019

Agriculture

Abstract

This document explains methods to measure forage mass and utilize that information to estimate an adequate stocking rate. 

About this Publication

This document is SS-AGR-434, one of a series of the Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date June 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

Jose Dubeux, associate professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center; Marcelo Wallau, assistant professor, Agronomy Department; João Vendramini, associate professor, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center; Liliane Silva, graduate student, Agronomy Department; Jane Griffin, county Extension faculty, UF/IFAS Extension Suwannee County; Nicolas DiLorenzo, associate professor, Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS NFREC; and Erick Santos, graduate student, Agronomy Department, UF/IFAS NFREC; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Dubeux, J., Wallau, M., Vendramini, J., Silva, L., Griffin, J., DiLorenzo, N., & Santos, E. (2019). Estimating Herbage Mass on Pastures to Adjust Stocking Rate. EDIS, 2019(4), 6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-ag434-2019

Authors

João Vendramini
João Vendramini

center director, Texas A&M AgriLife Stephenville Research and Extension Center, former professor and forage specialist, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center

José Dubeux
José Dubeux
Specialist
University of Florida

professor of forage management, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

Marcelo Wallau
Marcelo Wallau
Specialist
University of Florida

associate program leader for agriculture, UF/IFAS Extension, and forage Extension specialist and associate professor, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

Jane Griffin
Jane Griffin
external
University of Florida

former Extension agent I, M.S., agriculture/small farms, UF/IFAS Extension Duval County

Nicolas DiLorenzo
Nicolas DiLorenzo
Specialist
University of Florida

professor, Department of Animal Sciences, UF/IFAS North Florida Research and Education Center

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