Pastures Pasture Pastures in humid region are seeded to improve grass plus legume cultivars and are limed if acid and fertilized Pastures should be renovated when their productivity declines to 50 75 of its potential Rotational and deferred grazing are good management techniques to improve past use and range productivity 1 2 No till Pastures No till pasture renovation Sod renovation without destroying grass High forage production the established year Sufficient viable grass remains to eliminate the need for reseeding Much less soil loss in highly erosive areas No till Pastures Plan ahead select 1 year ahead Herbicide application eliminate perennial broadleaf weeds Determinate soil fertility Apply lime and fertilizer Graze or clip close helps suppress competition Species selection both grass and legume No till Pastures Suppress competition with herbicide Inoculate legume seeds Timely seeding late winter or early spring Competition control Rotate grazing Annual fertilization Management is essential No till pasture Ranges Nitrogen fertilizer makes grasses more productive but may cause them to crowd out legumes Ranges usually are in semiarid and arid regions or are a secondary use of land such as open forest in humid or semiarid regions native species are used for grazing 3 Ranges There are many erosion resisting pasture grasses pasture legumes and range grasses each one of which has its own area of adaptation Nitrogen fertilizer makes grasses more productive but may cause them to crowd out legumes 4
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