Range & Pasture

National Range and Pasture Handbook

The National Range and Pasture Handbook provide procedures in support of NRCS policy for the inventory, analysis, treatment, and management of grazing land resources. Revision 1 of the handbook contains revisions to incorporate current concepts and format for developing rangeland ecological site descriptions and forage suitability group descriptions. Information was added regarding the effects of vegetation, grazing, and management on rangeland and pastureland hydrology and erosion.

Links to Chapters.

Cover
Forward/Contents
Chapter 1 - NRCS Authority, Mission, Goal, and Policies for Private Grazing Lands Assistance
Chapter 2 - Grazing Lands Resources
Chapter 3 - Grazing Lands Ecological Sites and Forage Suitability Groups
Chapter 4 - Inventorying and Monitoring Grazing Lands Resources
Chapter 5 - Management of Grazing Lands
Chapter 6 - Livestock Nutrition, Husbandry, and Behavior
Chapter 7 - Grazing Lands Hydrology
Chapter 8 - Wildlife Management on Grazing Lands
Chapter 9 - Grazing Lands Enterprise Diversification
Chapter 10 - Grazing Lands Economics
Chapter 11 - Conservation Planning on Grazing Lands
References
Glossary
Appendixes
Index

Last Modified: 07/14/2011