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Understanding How Soils Affect Grazing
Bob Hendershot
State Grassland Conservationist
USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service
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Text available online at http://www.statlab.iastate.edu/soils/soildiv/
surveys/onlineman.html#oh
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Managed Grazing Creates A Healthy Pasture With A Canopy Of Sod And A Thick, Deep Root System To Hold The Soil.
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Soil Survey Information
Flooding Average daily temperatures Average number of growing days Freeze dates Growing season Yields per soil map unit Monthly precipitation and snowfall
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SOILS FOR FORAGESSoil is a fixed resource, match the soil to:
1. Species selection
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SOILS FOR FORAGES
Soil is a fixed resource, match the soil to:
1. Species
2. Management level
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SOILS FOR FORAGES
Soil is a fixed resource, match the soil to:
1. Species
2. Management level
3. Grazing System
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Soil is a fixed resource, match the soil to:
1. Species
2. Management level
3. Grazing System
4. Hay Production
SOILS FOR FORAGES
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
D. Organic Soils
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
D. Organic Soils
E. Shallow soils < 20 inches
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Soil Suitability Group
A. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
D. Organic Soils
E. Shallow soils < 20 inches
F. Restricted rooting depth
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Soil Suitability GroupA. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
D. Organic Soils
E. Shallow soils < 20 inches
F. Restricted rooting depth
G. Unfavorable chemical properties
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Soil Suitability GroupA. Few limitations
B. Low AWC because of stones
C. Wetness limitations
D. Organic Soils
E. Shallow soils < 20 inches
F. Restricted rooting depth
G. Unfavorable chemical properties
H. Unsuitable soils
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Important Soil Properties for Plant Growth
Organic Matter content
Surface texture
Soil structure
Soil depth
Subsoil pH
Plant available soil water
Natural soil drainage
Topography
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Topography
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Soils affect fencing, lanes and water
Physical and chemical properties corrosion of steel and concrete
Depth of bedrock Depth of soil water table Rock fragment greater than 3 inches Soil strength
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