Avoid or minimize livestock access to sensitive areas and, if possible, avoid grazing when soils are too wet. Allow for an adequate period of rest for recovery after grazing. Plants require time during the growing season to recover before grazing. Adequate rest period is also necessary for soil recovery from compaction resulting from the hoof action. Remember that long-term improvement in your rangeland result from the cumulative and integrated effects of all practices employed over time and not from one particular practice.
Monitoring is an essential component of management.
Monitoring enables the assessment of the effectiveness of current management and guides future practices. Related Further Readings Grazing Systems for Rangelands of Southern Saskatchewan. GAPT, Regina, Sk. 1993. Initial Stocking Rage Recommendations for Seeded Forages. Planning Aids for Balancing Forage Supply and Demand.