N RANCHING AERWAY
atural Resources
certain is that it will be hot enough this month. Temperatures and moisture are
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MANUAL & HYDRAULIC SQUEEZE CHUTES
unpredictable, so we have to fi nd ways to build resilience into range, pasture and cropland and be pre- pared as best we can. Consider the huge benefit of
maintaining adequate grass heights and ground cover. Leave enough plant residue behind to cover the surface. What’s left is not lost or wasted, but keeps the plants healthy and growing. It will cover the sur- face and help hold rainfall on site and slow the runoff, which in turn will keep the soil in place where it belongs. The residue will break down
PORTABLE & STATIONARY SYSTEMS
and feed the biology in the soil. It will turn into usable nutrients for the crop, help regulate temperature extremes, help suppress weeds and will help the next crop of grass. One afternoon this month, go
out to your pasture and stick a meat thermometer 1 to 2 inches deep in a piece of bare ground to check the temperature. Do the same on ground with good cover (plant ma- terial covering the surface). You will be shocked at the difference between the temperature and mois- ture under the residue, and how hot the bare ground will be. It is not uncommon to have temps of 145 degrees on bare areas.
Northeast Texas Ryan Walser, rangeland manage- ment specialist, USDA-NRCS At mid-year, pasture conditions
in northeast Texas were excellent, with plenty of forage everywhere, thanks to the wet spring we had. We saw very wet conditions in
May, with excellent ryegrass and clover growth, along with some growth of Bermuda and bahia. The fi rst week of June was hot
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