Forage Availability Assessment
A forage availability assessment worksheet for recording pasture condition, forage height and cover before moving or turning out cattle. Print it and keep it handy where the work gets done.
Download free PDF1 page, US Letter, prints clean in black and white
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What you fill in
- Record pasture name
- Record date assessed
- Dominant forage species
- Forage height and density notes
- Percent bare ground observed
- Weed or invasive plant notes
- Record water access
- Grazing decision made
How to use this worksheet
Take the sheet along to the field, shop or office. The blank lines are there so you can write down what you actually see and use.
Where to check the details
This sheet is a general template, so confirm specifics with your own manuals, labels and local rules. For current official guidance, start with USDA NRCS and eXtension.
For more in this area, see the ranch beef reference. Between chores, farm.FM has farm humor, including Dairy One Forage Lab Rates Hay “Adequate”; Farmer Rates Its Price “Catastrophic”, and ranching farm stories.