By Dr. Jeff Mosley
MSU Extension Range Management Specialist
Range forage growth this spring has been slow out of the chute in many parts of Montana. My optimistic nature assures me, however, that plenty of rainfall and warmer temperatures will soon combine to ease my worries. Those less optimistic souls among us might prefer to plan ahead using estimates of summer grass production.
Reliable estimates of summer grass production can be made by comparing this year’s amount of precipitation to the long-term average. One method compares the amount of precipitation received in a “crop year”, while another method compares the combined total precipitation received in April, May, and June.
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