Rangeland Consulting
Improve your land’s health and increase your profits
Land is often your biggest asset. Don’t let money fall through the cracks with unnecessary inputs or improper application.
Does Your Property Have a Management Plan?
Many times landowners get in the groove of doing the same thing year-after-year without a plan, goals, or putting pen to paper. Lack of management reduces a property’s potential, and too many unnecessary inputs reduces your bottom line. We help landowners by evaluating the current state of the land, establishing goals and then develop a plan to reach those goals and increase their revenue.
“you can’t manage what you don’t measure”
RANGELAND CONSULTING SERVICES
We are one of very few Certified Professionals in Rangeland Management in the Central Great Plains. This certification is needed to write plans for several government cost-share programs. Contact us if you are working on a cost-share program and need a written plan or consulting.
Grazing Plans
Forage Management
We evaluate a property’s forage base, assess the overall health, and come up with a plan to reach it’s optimum potential. Your forage management will almost always be different than your neighbor’s, or your plan 15 years ago.
Grazing Management
Grazing management is a complex system involving many factors. Overgrazing native pastures can lead to degraded plant health and hinder your property’s current and future potential. However, not utilizing your grazing resources can limit your bottom line. We help landowners by evaluating their grazing potential and then come up with a plan for a sustainable grazing system.
Herbicide Use
Herbicide applications are often one of the most costly inputs in a ranching operation. Too often we see a lot of money going to waste through an inadequate spray program. Your program should not be your neighbor’s program, and your decisions should be made by you, not a salesman or an applicator. You are the manager, you decide what herbicide is used, when it is applied, and at what rate. Knowing the health of your plant community, where your real problems lie, applying herbicide at the correct rate, and not paying for herbicides you don’t need will highly impact your bottom line. We help landowners by evaluating their property, establishing problem areas, educating them on herbicide use, and coming up with a plan to increase efficiencies.