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Factors Affecting Deer Diets and Nutrition
(2000-04-25)
Knowledge of deer diets and nutrition can benefit ranchers who are interested in deer management and who want to coordinate vegetation management practices with changes in nutritional value of the habitat. Three important ...
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Toxic Range Plants
(2001-05-03)
Toxic plants can pose a major threat to livestock during a drought. This publication explains the importance of knowing which plants are toxic, keeping the range healthy, and preventing toxic plant problems.
Rangeland Watershed Management for Texans: Increasing Bare Ground Indicates Poor Watershed Health
(2000-10-30)
If the amount of bare ground on your rangeland is increasing, there could be problems with water quality. Learn a simple method of monitoring the vegetative cover on your land, so that you can recognize and correct problems ...
Restoring Native Grasslands
(2005-03-23)
Much of Texas' native grasslands has been converted to improved pastures and cropland, neither of which is suitable for wildlife habitat. Now, many landowners are interested in restoring native grasses because they are ...
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Will You Succeed as a Rangeland Manager?
(2000-11-01)
To make correct decisions, a rangeland manager must evaluate all possible outcomes. This publication explains the concepts of risk, probability and uncertainty; illustrates the use of a risk assessment index; and describes ...
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Livestock Management
(2001-04-24)
Livestock producers need to create flexible plans for dealing with drought. This publication explains the steps that should be included in such a plan, including taking a forage inventory, using stocker animals, establishing ...
Rangeland Drought Management for Texans: Planning: The Key to Surviving Drought
(2001-05-02)
This publication outlines the steps that ranchers should take to survive a drought. Those steps include developing a plan for each enterprise of the operation, ranking strategic ranch goals, planning for resource flow, ...
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Seeding Rangeland
(2000-11-01)
Range seeding is risky; deciding whether and how to seed can be difficult. This publication guides the manager through necessary decisions and explains how to improve one's odds of success.
Rangeland Risk Management for Texans: Drought
(2000-11-01)
Drought is a fact of life on most rangelands. This publication offers tips on reducing the risks associated with drought, such as using light to moderate stocking rates, maintaining as much carryover forage as possible, ...
Rangeland Resource Management for Texans: Strategic Planning for Success
(2002-03-04)
For the rangeland manager, strategic planning begins with defining the mission. Then it is important to set goals that are realistic in light of the internal and external environments in which the business operates. This ...