A grazing stick helps producers know how much forage the herd needs and how large to make your paddocks.

• 00:351️⃣ Step 1: Measure the average leaf height. You'll use half that amount for your calculations in order to keep an adequate amount of forage for coverage.

• 01:35 2️⃣ Step 2: Determine the percentage of forage density in the paddock.

• 02:10 3️⃣ Step 3: Formula: Calculating how much dry matter is available = of inches of plant leaf available to graze X Average pounds of dry Matter.

• 02:30 4️⃣ Step 4: Formula: Calculating pounds of grazing livestock = Average cow weight X Number of Head grazing

• 02:43 5️⃣ Step 5: Formula: Calculating pounds of dry matter needed for herd = Total pounds of livestock grazing X Expected % of body weight consumption

• 03:09 6️⃣ Step 6: Formula: Calculating number of acres in paddock size = Total dry matter needed for herd / Available dry matter per acre