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**SECTION III**

**HAY**

**PLANNING RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (RMS)**

Successful resource management on hayland is the correct application of
a combination of practices that will meet the needs of the hayland
ecosystem - the soil, water, air, plant, and animal resources and the
objectives of the land user.

The minimum criteria that must be met on hayland for each of the
resource concerns is explained in Section III of the Field Office
Technical Guide.

In planning a hayland Resource Management Systems (RMS), the vegetative
-management practice Forage Harvest Management is the foundation on
which the RMS is built. **Forage Harvest Management** (proper cutting
heights and timing is essential to the proper management of hayland.

-   **Water Management** (449) is an **ESSENTIAL** practice when hayland
    is irrigated. Practices such as **Irrigation Systems**, **Irrigation
    Water Conveyance**, and **Irrigation Land Leveling** (464) may be
    **NEEDED** to complete the **RMS**.

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-   **Pest Management** (595) is **ESSENTIAL** when pests are control in
    the management unit.

-   **Nutrient Management** (590) is **ESSENTIAL** when inorganic or
    organic nutrients are applied to the management unit.

All other practices planned on hayland are to either: (1) facilitate the
application of the management and are identified as **DESIRABLE**
practices, or (2) establish, renovate, more intensively manage, or
accelerate changes in the hayland and are identified as **NEEDED**
practices. These needed practices are planned when necessary to treat
specific resource problems to meet the criteria for managing the soil,
water, air, plant, and animal resources.

Resource Management System include combination of practices that are:

1\. **ESSENTIAL** -- **Forage Harvest Management** is essential to
successful hayland management and is always planned in the RMS.

2\. **NEEDED** - These practices are planned when necessary to
establish, renovate or more intensively manage the hayland by treating
specific resource problems to meet the RMS criteria.

3\. **DESIRABLE** - These practices facilitate or enhance the vegetative
management practices.

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An **RMS** is developed by selecting a combination of the **ESSENTIAL**,
plus the **NEEDED** and/or **DESIRABLE** practices, or both, whose
combined effects will meet the cntena for each resource (soil, water,
air, plant, and animal) and the objectives of the land user. The
following is a list of **ESSENTIAL** and **NEEDED** and/or **DESIRABLE**
practices applicable to hayland. The following list of practices is not
all inclusive, there may be other practices added under **NEEDED**
and/or **DESIRABLE**.

Table 1

  --------------------------------------------- --------------- ----------
  **ESSENTIAL HAYLAND PRACTICES**                               

  **Practice Name**                             **Practice      **Need**
                                                Code**          

  **Forage Harvest Management**                 511             

  **Pest Management** (*if pests are            595             **AND**
  controlled*)                                                  

  **Nutrient Management** (*if fertilizer or    590             **AND**
  manure is used*)                                              

  **Irrigation Water Management** (*if          449             
  irrigated*)                                                   
  --------------------------------------------- --------------- ----------

Table 2

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  **NEEDED and/or DESIRABLE Practices**              

  **Practice Name**                                  **Practice Code**

  Access Road                                        560

  Critical Area Treatment                            342

  Diversion                                          362

  Fence                                              382

  Grade Stabilization Structure                      410

  Irrigation Land Leveling                           464

  Irrigation Pit or Regulating Reservoir             522

  Irrigation Storage Reservoir                       436

  Irrigation System                                  441, 442, 443, 447

  Irrigation Water Conveyance                        428 or 430

  Irrigation Water Management                        449

  Land Clearing                                      460

  Nutrient Management                                590

  Pasture and Hay Planting                           512

  Prescribed Burning                                 338

  Sediment Basin                                     350

  Structure for Water Control                        587

  Upland Wildlife Habitat Management                 645

  Waste Management System                            

  Water and Sediment Control Basin                   638

  Water Spreading                                    640

  Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management                644

  Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (EQIP)         380
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SECTION III

RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS GUIDANCE DOCUMENT

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<td colspan="8"><h1 id="resource-setting">RESOURCE SETTING</h1>
<p>MLRA 42 SD – 1 along the Rio Grande – Soils Gila CL, Anthony variant
SLC, Aqua CL – Saline spots scattered throughout field. Low production
fescue and needs weed control. Inadequate cover. Pheasant is wildlife of
concern.</p></td>
<td colspan="2"><p>SOIL:</p>
<p>WATER:</p>
<p>AIR:</p>
<p>PLANT:</p>
<p>ANIMAL:</p>
<p>OTHER</p></td>
<td colspan="10"><p><u>RESOURCE PROBLEMS</u></p>
<ul>
<li><p>Some sheet erosion and potential wind erosion – salinity
problem</p></li>
<li><p>Inadequate irrigation, ground water contaminated</p></li>
<li><p>Potential dust from wind erosion</p></li>
<li><p>Low production, low vigor, low fertility, weeds, need
management</p></li>
<li><p>Cover and shelter for wildlife lacking</p></li>
<li><p>None identified</p></li>
</ul></td>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="3">Soil</td>
<td colspan="4">Water</td>
<td colspan="3">Air</td>
<td colspan="5">Plant</td>
<td colspan="2">Animal</td>
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<td><h3 id="rms-1">RMS #1</h3></td>
<td><p>Prac-tice</p>
<p>#</p></td>
<td><p>Erosion</p>
<p>Water</p></td>
<td><p>Erosion</p>
<p>Wind</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p>Water</p>
<p>Mgt</p>
<p>(Irr)</p></td>
<td><p>Ground</p>
<p>Water</p>
<p>Contam</p></td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">Airborn Particulates/Conveyance</td>
<td></td>
<td><p>Produc-</p>
<p>tivity</p></td>
<td><p>Health</p>
<p>&amp;</p>
<p>Vigor</p></td>
<td><p>Estab,</p>
<p>Growth</p>
<p>Harv</p></td>
<td>Nutrient Mgt.</td>
<td>Pest Mgt.</td>
<td><p>Cover/</p>
<p>Shelter for</p>
<p>Wild/L</p></td>
<td><p>Food</p>
<p>for</p>
<p>Wild/L</p></td>
<td></td>
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<td>Hayland Planting</td>
<td>512</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Forage Harvest Mgt</td>
<td>510</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
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</tr>
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<td>Nutrient Management</td>
<td>680</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td></td>
<td>N/A</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
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<td>Irr. Land Leveling</td>
<td>464</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Irr. Water Management</td>
<td>449</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">+</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
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<td>Irr. Systems (Surface)</td>
<td>443</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
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<td>Wildlife Upld Hab Mgt</td>
<td>645</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td colspan="2"></td>
<td colspan="2">0</td>
<td></td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>0</td>
<td>+</td>
<td>+</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
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  **RMS #2**                                                                                

  Forage        510   \+    \+        \+    \+       \+       \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   
  Harvest Mgt                                                                               

  Nutrient      680   N/A   N/A       N/A   \+       \+       \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   
  Management                                                                                

  Irr. Land     464   \+    0         0     0        0        0    0    0    0    0    0    
  Leveling                                                                                  

  Irr. Systems  443   0     0         \+    \+       0        0    0    0    0    0    0    
  (Surface)                                                                                 

  Irr. Water    449   \+    \+        \+    \+       \+       \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   
  Management                                                                                

  Wildlife Upld 645   0     0         0     0        0        0    0    0    0    0    \+   \+
  Hab Mgt                                                                                   

  Sub-surface   606   F     F         F     \+       F        F    F    F    F    F    F    
  Drain                                                                                     

  Toxic Salt    610   0     \+        \+    \+       \+       \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   \+   
  Reduction                                                                                 
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