Technical References - Animals (Grazing)

Pasture Condition Score Card

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat, or Microsoft Excel

NC Pasture Condition Score (PCS) Card - Multiple Fields  (PDF; 30 KB)    (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

NC Pasture Condition Score Card - Multiple Fields (fillable)  (XLS; 245 KB)    (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

NC Pasture Condition Score Card - One Field (PDF; 85 KB)  (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

Evaluating Pasture Conditions Technical Note for PCS (PDF; 45 KB)    (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

Plants in Pastures for PCS (PDF; 20 KB)    (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

Guide to Pasture Condition Scoring (color brochure)  (PDF; 5.32 MB)    (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

Grazing Livestock and Water Quality Extension Information Sheet  (PDF; 225 KB)   (Last Modified 07/26/2007)

NCSU Grazing Practices Literature Review (PDF; 494 KB)  (Last Modified 10/11/2007)

Conservation Planning Guide for Grazing Land (PDF; 147 KB) (Last Modified 12/19/2007)

Other Information

The following references are available for use by conservation planners as needed.

The following documents require Adobe Acrobat

EQIP 528 Practice Guidelines - Rotational Feeding Incentive  (PDF; 200 KB) (Last Modified 08/16/2007) 

Threatened and Endangered Species List for NC (PDF; 292 KB) 

Nutrient Balance Analyzer (NUTBAL) Fact Sheet (PDF; 19 KB) 

Waterfowl Management Fact Sheet (PDF; 100 KB) 

Wildlife Habitat Evaluation for Resource Management Systems  (PDF; 65 KB)    (03/06/2006) 

EQIP 528 Practice Guidelines - Prescribed Grazing Plus PCS Incentive (PDF; 54 KB) (Last Modified 02/06/2008)

Last Modified 08/16/2007

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