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Page 1 of 4 NRCS, Illinois
December, 2004
Date Name
Tract No Address
Phone No City
Goals
Increase milk production?
Increase forage diversity? Improve riparian areas?
Increase forage yields Increase gain/acre?
Use less hay or silage: Improve gain/head?
in summer? Improve conception rates?
in winter? Improve numbers of weaned animals?
Better distribute grazing? Control gully erosion
Start another livestock operation? Control stream bank erosion
Explore alternative sources of income? Wildlife - Species?
Other Other
Progress in attaining Goals
Livestock Inventory
Number oflivestock / Present/future? / Average Weight / Breeds / Average Age / Condition Score / Frame Score
Cows / /
Bulls / /
Steers / /
Heifers / /
Milkers / /
Dry cows / /
Ewes / /
Rams / /
Feeder Lambs / /
Goats / /
Horses / /
Hogs on Pasture / /
Other () / /
Dates of breeding season
Length of breeding season
Number of herds & Number/herd
Dates of: Calving Lambing Foaling Weaning
Potential problems
Conception rate Desired Conception Rate
Are weeds a problem in your pasture(s) or hay fields
What kind
Treatment(s)
Do you have animal disease problems in any pasture(s)
What kind
Any other livestock health problems
Birth Problems
Other issues
Grazing System & Forages Utilized
Grazing System Used / Acres / Rest Period (days) / Grazing Period (days) / No. of AUsContinuous
Rotational System
(# of pastures)
Management Intensive Grazing (MIG)
(# of paddocks)
Crop residues grazed Type
Date grazing begins in Spring Date grazing ends
Perennial forages for grazingSpecies / Acres / Date Planted / Begin Grazing / End Grazing
Annuals planted for grazing (Brassicas, Cereal Grains, etc.)
Species / Acres / Date Planted / Begin Grazing / End Grazing
Supplemental Feed
Supplemental Feeds Drylot PastureKind / Amt. / Cost/Unit / Produced/Purchased / Storage Method
Feeding Date(s) and rate/day
Kind and amount of hay produced annually
Kind and amount of hay purchased annually
Hay storage method
Begin feeding hay Pounds fed/day/head free choice
Hay cost/unit Fed in free choice dry-lot Fed in open pasture
How is manure managed when livestock are in confinement?
Solid Liquid N/A
Forage analysis (Attach results if available)
Forage
%CP %TDN DOM
N.E. Maint N.E.Gain N.E. Lact
RFV NDF ADF
Forage
%CP %TDN DOM
N.E. Maint N.E.Gain N.E. Lact
RFV NDF ADF
Forage
%CP %TDN DOM
N.E. Maint N.E.Gain N.E. Lact
RFV NDF ADF
Dairy Data
What is your average peak milk yield per cow lbs./day
What is your average milk production (rolling herd average) lbs./year
What is your average butterfat production per cow lbs.
What is your average protein production per cow lbs.
In an average year how many pounds of milk do you sell lbs.
What is your average somatic cell count
What is your average bacteria count
Planning Map Information
PLAN MAPS:
a. Include/draw on map (attach legend and include field acres, and forage species):
pasture, hay fields, combination pasture/hay fields, grazed woodlands, fences (permanent and temporary), gates, ponds, springs (seeps), watering tanks, water pipelines, corrals, active gullies, riparian areas, permanent pasture oiler and/or mineral stations.
b. Show water and gas pipelines and other utilities that cross fields.
c. Wintering Areas, Calving Areas, Feedlots, Corrals.
d. Show acres and species
Present water source - well, rural water, pond, stream, other
Dependable water source? Yes/No
Expected pressure range if pressurized
Place location of water source on map
Date well was drilled
Depth to water in well
Depth of well
Present water supply
Hydrants – No. (Show on Plan Map)
Fountains – No. (Show on Plan Map)
Troughs – No. (Show on Plan Map)
Other (Show on Plan Map)
(example: hydrant 1 top of hill in corner between pastures 1 and 2 – use extra sheet if needed)
Critical pipeline information - such as distances from property lines, fences or buildings, distances between hydrants, size & type, etc) Mark on map as possible
Present maximum walking distance to water
Fertility
Pasture/Hayland Fertility Program (List soil test dates and attach results):
Page 5 of 5 NRCS, Indiana
August, 2005