Management Intensive Grazing - The following are expected yield ranges for different soils and fertility levels when utilizing management intensive grazing systems. Yields can increase or decrease by 1 ton when increasing or decreasing soil fertility
| Species | Good Soils and High Fertility Levels | Average Soils and Average Fertility Levels | Poor Soils and Poor Fertility Levels |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchardgrass with a moderate yielding legume species (25 to 40%) | 7.0 tons/ac/yr | 5.0 tons/ac/yr | 2.5 tons/ac/yr |
| Perennial Ryegrass with a moderate yielding legume species (25 to 40%) | 5.0 tons/ac/yr | 3.5 tons/ac/yr | 2.0 tons/ac/yr |
| Timothy or Bromegrass (no legume present) | 6.5 tons/ac/yr | 4.5 tons/ac/yr | 3.0 tons/ac/yr |
| Kentucky Bluegrass with 25 to 40% legume present | 4.0 tons/ac/yr | 2.5 tons/ac/yr | 1.5 tons/ac/yr |
| Reed Canarygrass | 8.0 tons/ac/yr | 5.5 tons/ac/yr | 3.5 tons/ac/yr |
| Orchardgrass | 8.0 tons/ac/yr | 5.5 tons/ac/yr | 3.5 tons/ac/yr |
Rotational Grazing - The following are expected yield ranges for management and soil fertility levels when utilizing rotational grazing systems.
| Good Management and High Yielding Soils | Poor Management and Poor Yielding Soils |
|---|---|
| 4 to 5 tons/ac/yr | 2 to 3 tons/ac/yr |
Continuous Grazing - The following are expected yield ranges for management and soil fertility levels when pastures are continuously grazed or mismanaged.
| Good Management and High Yielding Soils | Poor Management and Poor Yielding Soils |
|---|---|
| 2 to 2.5 tons/ac/yr | 1 to 1.5 tons/ac/yr |
Stockpiling - The following are expected yield ranges for management and soil fertility levels when stockpiling forages for grazing.
| Good Management and High Yielding Soils | Poor Management and Poor Yielding Soils |
|---|---|
| 4 to 6 tons/ac/yr | 2 to 4 tons/ac/yr |
