Selecting Cover Crops
Cover Crop Common Species and Properties Poster (USDA-NRCS SD Fact Sheet/Poster)
Technical Note 16, Cover Crop Technology in South Dakota (USDA-NRCS SD)
Cover Crop “SmartMix” Calculator (Green Cover Seeds, NE)
Cover Crop/Annual Forage Seeding Plan and Record – with example mixes (USDA-NRCS SD)
Tips for Managing Herbicide Carryover with Cover Crops (Cover Crop Strategies)
Grazing Cover Crops
Technical Note 470-09 Soil Health, Cover Crop and Crop Aftermath Grazing (USDA-NRCS SD)
Grazing Cover Crop Calculation App (South Dakota Soil Health Coalition)
Cover Crop Species Selection For Grazing (USDA-NRCS Fact Sheet)
The Use Of Turnips For Extending The Grazing Season (South Dakota State University Extension Fact Sheet)
Grazing Cropland
Technical Note 470-09 Soil Health, Cover Crop and Crop Aftermath Grazing – same as linked above (USDA-NRCS SD)
Why Cropland Grazing Now (South Dakota State University Extension)
The Value of Crop Residue (South Dakota State University Extension-IGrow Fact Sheet)
Utilizing Annual Crops For Forage In Western South Dakota (South Dakota State University Extension Fact Sheet)
Impact of Cattle Grazing Corn Residue (University of Nebraska Extension)
Supplementing Cows on Crop Residue (South Dakota State University Extension)
General Range/Grazing Management
Five Range Management Principles: Adaptive Management (South Dakota State University Extension)
Graziers Math Worksheet (USDA-NRCS SD)
You Can’t Manage What You Don’t Measure: Range Record Keeping (South Dakota State University Extension)
Range Analysis Platform – satellite data shows plant production over time on specific acreage (USDA Agricultural Research Service)
Setting the Stocking Rate (South Dakota State University Extension)
Identification and Information: Cool-Season Grasses of South Dakota (South Dakota State University Extension)
Identification and Information: Warm-Season Grasses of South Dakota (South Dakota State University Extension)
Identification and Information: Poisonous Plants on Rangelands (South Dakota State University Extension)
Selenium Effects in SD Livestock Production (South Dakota Dept. of Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Targeted Grazing Strategies for Kentucky Bluegrass Control (South Dakota State University Extension)
Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement (National Sheep Industry
Improvement Center and the American Sheep Industry Association)
Multispecies Grazing: Benefits of Sheep Integration on Rangelands (South Dakota State University Extension)
Livestock Management
Body Condition Scoring Beef Cows (University of Nebraska Lincoln)
Managing Body Condition Score Throughout the Year (South Dakota State University Extension)
Don’t Waste Feed, Let Manure Scores Guide Cattle Nutrition (Ag Daily)
Behaviorial Principles of Livestock Handling (Temple Gradin)
Livestock Handling Systems, Cattle Corrals, Stockyards, and Races (Temple Gradin)
Drought Planning
SD NRCS Range & Pasture Webpage (USDA-NRCS SD)
Livestock Drought Resources (South Dakota State University Extension)
Range and Land Management Drought Resources (South Dakota State University Extension)
Ranch Drought Planning (South Dakota State University Extension)
Trigger Dates: Critical Decisions for Drought Management (South Dakota State University Extension)
Reading the Range: Range Readiness, Grazing Timing and Drought Considerations (South Dakota State University Extension)
Options for Spring Turnout (South Dakota State University Extension)
Managing For Annual Swings in Forage Production (South Dakota State University Extension)
Contracting Resources
Cattle Leasing 101 (Farm Progress)
AMS Cash Rent For Pasture Land (USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service)
Annual Average Prices Paid For Feeder Livestock- United States 2012-2017 (USDA-National Agricultural Statistics Service)
South Dakota Agricultural Land Market Trends, 1991-2020 (South Dakota State University Economics Department)
Structuring Grazing Leases (South Dakota State University Extension)
Rental Agreements For Grazing Corn Residue (University of Nebraska Extension)
Grazing Contracts For Livestock (ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture-National Center For Appropriate Technology Fact Sheet)
Finacial Assistance
