Cow Calf Corner Dana Zook: Using Patch Burning to Adjust Grazing Distribution - Oklahoma Farm Report

Cow Calf Corner Dana Zook: Using Patch Burning to Adjust Grazing Distribution - Oklahoma Farm Report

Grazing distribution has long been a challenge for cattle producers.  Even with a correct stocking rate, cattle can “over-use” or “over-graze” some areas of pasture or rangeland.  To combat unbalanced grazing, producers have historically employed different management methods to encourage cattle to graze more evenly (think fencing and water infrastructure or mineral and salt). Researchers at the Oklahoma State Natural Resource Ecology and Managem…