Mark Sip Ranch

8/22/2002


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Mark Sip Ranch

Management Intensive Grazing

140 Angus X Simmetal yearling steers on 220 acres

220 acres of rangeland

Pasture 4 Transect – Silty

Forage (long & short term

Grasshopper Sparrow

Clipping (.96 sq ft circle) or yard stick to calculate lbs dry matter per acre

When acres for that specific area are known, a poly wire fence is strung for one day

3500 feet of black above ground pipeline

The water running into the pasture is dirtier than the water coming out of the pasture. There is a feedlot South (above) the pasture.

Three Rotations

Crude Protein

There is more production in the MIG system than in continuous grazing

approximately $1350 for fencing equipment

Anyone can contribute to this

Email: jjessop@sdconservation.org

Home Page: http://www.sdconservation.org/grassland/managing/gmd/sip/