WebGLA User`s Manual
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1. si ke nMi LAS BiTi f r i Sai aiia ad We Ny URADNE e e rna pa ani 3 7 A lis pi i n Ee h si Building more productive ranches through grazing land conservation planning Table of Contents Chapter 1 Resource Data 3 Plants 4 Animals 6 Plant Preference Values 8 Growth Curves 10 Treatment Responses 12 Ecological Sites 14 Forage Partitioning Profiles 15 Chapter 2 Mapping in webGLA 17 Map Window Orientation 18 Image Layer 20 Boundary layer 21 Management Unit Layer 22 Inventory Site Layer 24 Water Points amp Distribution Layers 26 Adjustment Layer 27 Response Unit Layer 28 Chapter 3 Client Data 29 Client Info 30 Herd Inventory 31 Roughage 34 Management Units 35 Inventory Sites 37 Response Units 39 Transects 40 Preference Based Stocking Calculator 42 Prescribed Grazing 46 Chapter 4 Reports 47 Resource Reports 48 Client Reports 49 Appendix 50 Utilities Useable Production Calculator 51 Utilities Preference Based Stocking Calculator 52 Icon Reference 53 Troubleshooting 56 Conversion Tables 57 Chapter 1 Resource Data Resource data refers to the series of information sets that contains databases on non client data or general data that is not unique to one ranch For example plant species characteristics fall under the category of resource data Clicking the Resource Data button will display a list of options for which information set you wish to work with These sets include2. Forage Partitioning Files Transects 2 Click on the name of the report you wish to examine 3 A small box will appear Select the items in the box that you want to view in the report If you wish to select more than one item hold down the control key ctrl on the keyboard and click each item you wish to select If you want to select all of the items click select all Click OK to view your report 48 Client Reports The Client Reports section consists of reports gathered from the data entered in the Resource Data and Client Data sections You do not need to input any data This section is merely an output section for the data that you entered previously There are three reports available for your examination in the Client Reports section By understanding and examining these reports you may improve the management of your ranch Follow the steps below to access the Client Reports 1 Seta client in the Clients section of WEBGLA 2 Click the Client Reports button at the top of the screen to drop down a list of client reports 1 Grazed Forage Inventory 2 Forage Balance 3 Forage Balance Graph 4 Herd Definition 3 Click on the name of the report you wish to examine 49 Appendix Utilities Useable Production Calculator Preference Based Stocking Calculator Icon Reference Troubleshooting Conversion Tables 50 Useable Production Calculator Use this calculator to quickly determine
3. Plants Animals Plant Preference Values Growth Curves Treatment Responses Ecological Sites Forage Partitioning Profiles Information for these databases only needs to be entered once for each geographical area It is likely that someone has already entered this data for your geographical area If this is the case you may skip this section and proceed to the Client section If you are responsible for entering the resource data the following pages will teach you how Plants The Plant Form allows you to enter data on the plant varieties that grow in your area These data records may be edited at any time Icons located at the top of the open window allow you to navigate between the data records See the Icon Reference for a quick guide to the navigation icons or hold the mouse s pointer over the icons to bring up their names Dog xe gt gt m Code Name Habit Genus Species gayana Subspecies y Record 1 of 193 Figure 1 1 Plant Form CHGAZ la flower false rhodes grass grass grass like Y Chloris Follow the directions below to enter plant data Click the Resource Data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options Choose Plants from the menu to open up the Plants database Click the New Record button i to create a new record to enter plant species The first time you enter a plant species webGLA will automatically create a new Plants record
4. aa nao 2 ol marma Ee Vile Dike a a a ie i Figure 1 3 Plant Preference Values Form Follow the directions below to create an Animal Preferences database 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Plant Preferences Values from the menu to open up the Plant Preferences Values database 3 Click the arrow button to select the animal kind you wish to work with These choices are dependent upon the Animal Kinds you entered in the Animals section If you entered horses sheep and goats in the Animals section you will be allowed to choose between horses sheep and goats 4 Click the Add Row button E to begin creating the preferences database for the animal type 5 Enter the name of the plant in the Plant column 6 For each month enter the code for the animals preference of the plant during that time 1 P Preferred 2 D Desired 3 U Undesired 4 E Emergency 5 T Toxic 6 N Non consumed 7 Click the Add Row button to continue creating the database for the plant preferences of the currently indicated animal kind 8 Click the Save Record button EH to save the record when you are ready to move to the next animal kind 9 If you have several plants with the same preference values you can use the copy and paste features to speed up data entry Simply highlight the row with the preference values you wish to copy Click the Copy button P to copy the row 10 Click the Add Row
5. 135 ma 4 Trans lt 1 P_ LEH Low Stony Hill LEH 1 Low Siriy Hill i 124 372 Figure 3 6 Inventory Sites Table Follow the directions below to create the Inventory Sites spreadsheet 1 Seta client in the Clients section of webGLA 2 Click the Client Data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options 3 Choose Inventory Sites from the menu to open up the Inventory Sites section 4 Click the Add Row button to begin creating the Inventory Sites spreadsheet If you have already created a map of your ranch the inventory sites will automatically appear as lines in the spreadsheet 5 Enter the name or number of the inventory site in the site id column if you have not completed the Map section 6 Find the Entry Method column in the table at the top of the screen 7 Click on the Entry Method box to select from the following choices 1 Usable Forage Production 2 Transect Production 3 Animal Preferences Basis 8 If you select the transect method you must select a transect in the transect scenario column If you select the animal preference method you must select a scenario created by the Preference Based Stocking Calculator in the transect scenario column WebGLA will calculate 37 Forage lbs a automatically for these two methods If you select the Usable forage production method you must enter the forage value directly in the yield column 9 Choose the name of the ecological site from the drop do
6. Enter the National Plant Symbol in the blank marked Code Enter the common name of the plant in the blank marked Name Click on the Habit button to choose the growth You may find form of the plant You may choose from the following information on National Plant Symbols and scientific names online e grass grass like at the NRCS Plant growth form options Database at e forb http plants usda gov e shrub vine e tree 7 Enter the Genus and species of the plant into the Genus and Species blanks This is the scientific name of the plant For example if the scientific name of your plant is Pennisetum ciliare you will enter Pennisetum for the Genus and ciliare for the species 8 Enter the subspecies name into the Subspecies blank if the plant is a specific Subspecies 9 Enter the plant s variety into the Variety blank if the plant is a specific variety 10 Click the Save Record button E to save the record you have just created 11 Click the New Record button to create the next Plants record Animals The Animals form figure 1 2 allows you to enter data on the animal groups sheep cattle goats etc that could be grazing your area Like the Plants records the Animals records can be edited at any time See the Icon Reference for a quick guide to the navigation icons at the top of the window or hold the mouse s pointer over the icons to bring up their names Unlike the Plants records each Animals record conta
7. Write a brief description of your growth curve in the box labeled Description 7 Enter the monthly percent of plant growth in the month boxes under the section labeled Percent of Total Growth by Month Round these percents to the nearest whole number You can get these percents from clipping studies expert opinions plant growth models such as PHYGROW etc 8 Click the Save Record button Cel to save the record when you are ready to move to the next Growth Curve 9 Click the New Record button Med to create the next Growth Curve If you have an ecological site that is the combination of two or more growth curves you can combine the curves of different ecological sites by using the Combine Growth Curves button 1 Click the New Record button O to add a new record 2 Enter in the number name and description of the growth curve 3 Click the Combine Growth Curves button Click the add row button H to add a new row 4 Click in the Growth Curve column and select the growth curve you wish to combine 5 Click the Percent column and define the percent of that growth curve present in the ecological site Make sure all of the numbers in this column add up to 100 6 Repeat the process until you have added all of the growth curves you wish to combine 7 Click the OK button to create your growth curve 8 If you are satisfied with the growth SEAE curve click the Save Record ale button WW If you are not satisf
8. Client Data menu and select Client I nfo 2 Click the New Record button LJ to create a new record to enter Client data The first time you enter a client webGLA will automatically create a new Client record Enter the client s identification code in the Client ID box Enter the name of the plan or ranch in the Plan Name box Enter the earliest date you wish to begin using data in the Plan Start Date box Enter any description to further identify the client in the Description box Click the Save Record button M to save the record you have just created oS E E Repeat steps 2 through 7 for any additional clients you wish to enter at this time If you wish to set a client as a Bench Mark Client check the Bench Mark box You may only select one client as a benchmark If you wish to begin working on the client specific functions of webGLA such as the Mapping Tool move to the client and hit the Set Client button 30 Herd Inventory A herd can only be comprised of a single species of animals but a single species can be represented in multiple herds eg 3 cattle herds 2 goat herds and 1 sheep herd sharing a pasture with a deer herd and two migratory elk herds It is important to note that you can simple specify a kind of animal and the number of head for one class with an average AUE value and stop at that point if you feel that it is sufficient to characterize demand of the herd The program will automatically fill the same number
9. button adds the Water Layer to the map Calc Rsp Unit Layer This button adds the Response Unit Layer to the map 55 Troubleshooting If you make a mistake in webGLA s map tool several options allow you to quickly fix your errors e accidentally marked a corner where there was not supposed to be one right click with your mouse to delete the last vertex You may do this as many times as you need to and can even use this to delete partially formed shapes e place several of my corners wrong click on the Edit button and drag the vertices corners to their proper position Note This can only be used on the boundary layer and must be done before Management units or inventory sites are created e set the shape too soon and now it looks completely wrong click the Select icon and use the Select tool to select the shape you wish to delete Click the Delete Shape button S to remove the shape from your map Note Delete Shape cannot be used on management units or inventory sites created using the cut tool The only way to revert a cut shape is to close the window without saving and then reopen it Hence we highly recommend savin all work before using the cut tool e I keep accidentally making lines and setting vertices when I use my touch pad on my laptop we highly recommend that you use a mouse when using the webGLA mapping tool but if you do not have a mouse for your laptop take off the cl
10. i w f d o W p d a o fo o ALE tt rr a 0 100 0 100 0 100 g0 og ac osnfoie 1 100 O 096s L 0 1005077 L009 ii Emi 150 L 300 1 350 uasa J a 0 L000 LOW 1 000 7 000 1 000 1 G00 1 000 51 000 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 Figure 3 3 Advanced Herd Builder To begin follow these instructions 33 1 2 Click the Advanced Herd Builder button on the Herd Inventory form Select the age class from the drop down menu that you desire to work with Enter a beginning number of animals in the begin number of head box Select a basis for which the numbers you enter will be applied If you want to enter exact numbers select head or if you want to use a percentage of the beginning number of head select percentage Next enter an average AUE value and select the beginning month of the profile Fill in the appropriate numbers under each month for expected deaths and the number of culls you plan to remove Again these values entered here are actual animal numbers or percentages expressed as whole numbers depending on which method you selected If the type of animal selected is a breeding animal you need to enter values for birth and weaning If not leave these rows bank and proceed to the next step For the birth row enter values for births under the months for which you expect your animals to calve For the weaning row enter the values under the months when you plan to wean Click the calculate but
11. management unit id column if you have not completed the Map section Enter a brief description of the management unit in the description column 7 Click in the column marked default forage partitioning profile to drop down the list of forage partitioning profiles that you may select from The forage partitioning profiles may be found in the Resource Data 8 Click in the column marked default treatment response to drop down the list of treatment response records that you may select from The treatment response records may be found in the Resource Data 9 Enter the area of your management unit in acres in the area column if you have not completed the Map section 10 Click the Save button Al save the Management Units spreadsheet when you have finished creating it 36 Inventory Sites The Inventory Sites section allows you to track the ecological sites and forage Suitability groups present on your ranch We strongly recommend that you complete the Map section before you attempt to create the Inventory Sites spreadsheet The Map section will automatically enter figures and make calculations for columns of the Inventory Sites spreadsheet C vertony Saos JE ste Feny memod _etotoateat stie wunsectvesnaeio growin curve intial standing crop testad arga ald oustal Trangt PF SH Low Stormy Fall LSH 1 Low Stony Hal aE Transe lt ct P RAL Rediend RL 1 Redlands i a jit 003 TransectF FL Redland FL 1 Redlands
12. the number of AUM s and AUY s that a management unit can produce Usable Production Calculator Case Name Pasture Name Months Grazed 12 Harevest E Usable Forage i 100 25 3 000 7 903 94 837 Follow these instructions to calculate the useable production of a pasture 51 CE Se eS S 10 11 Enter a case name such as the name of the ranch Enter the name of the pasture you are calculating the useable production for Enter the number of months the pasture will be grazed One row in the table is already present Enter the ecological site name under site Enter the number of acres of the ecological site Enter a Harvest Use percentage Default is 25 Enter the amount of useable forage in Ibs acre The AUY s and AUM s will automatically be calculated for you To add another ecological site click the add row button iW and repeat the process To remove an oy site highlight the row you want to remove and click the remove row icon To view a printable table click the View Report button Click the print icon to print the report or click the save icon to save the report as an HTML file Preference Based Stocking Calculator The preference based stocking calculator found in the Utilities menu is very similar to the one found in the Client Data menu with one major exception The calculator in the Client Data menu uses the plant list from a transect that you select from the list of avai
13. to allow you to recall the name of the case that fits the site or response unit that it will be applied to Click or tab into the Description field and add more descriptive information to help document the basis of the calculation Click or tab into the month field of the Start Date record and select the starting point for the computation Normally this is the month of the start of the growing season Then click into the day of month field and indicate the day within that month you want to start the computations Click or tab into the Transect field and the list box will allow you to select a transect that was set up in the transect database 5 Click or tab into the Growth Curve field and the list box will allow you to select a transect that was set up in the transect database 6 Click or tab into the next field and enter the maximum single species harvest efficiency that you desire Normally a value of 35 is used as this seems to provide the best safe stocking levels However when you are grazing less complex communities and using management intensive or intensive rotational grazing systems this number can be higher 7 Click or tab into the next field and enter the maximum level of undesirable species in the diet that you desire Normally a value of 15 is used as this seems to provide the best safe stocking levels However when you are grazing plant communities that are in poor condition or dominated by undesirable spe
14. a anar arane nne Raise aM aia SSS RSA annn e ae cae nana a anata an anata nl a an m aa on m a o n na ci ma ao aa metal waa n eee naa ol aaa a a a al m a a A ma a a n a ol naa n a e a m a ol n a a aa a oa n a al oneal n aa oa a a al aaa waa on E24 69 17 PL 10 Figure 2 6 Water Point Layer Follow these directions below to create water points 1 Click the Water Point button from the Layers section at the left side of the screen 2 Click the Draw Point icon p o begin setting your water points 3 Find the place on your map where the first water point is 4 Click once on the location of the water point to set the Water Point A small red dot will appear to show that you have set the Water Point Continue finding and setting ALL remaining Water Points Click the Set Water Distance button Edit the water distances and adjustment factors as needed 2 ae ee Click the Calculate Water Layer button to calculate the Water layer figure 2 6 This will automatically create the water distance circles for the Water layer 26 Adjustment Layer The Adjustment layer figure 2 8 allows you to create areas to adjust for lower harvest efficiency levels For instance an area with a steep slope may be grazed 70 less than a flat area Another example shown below is a cedar stand that only has 10 of the available forage as the rest of the area surrounding it Ss A E EE T a re Bi Figure 2 7 Adjustment Layer Fol
15. a0 Cadar control ai Has Catar onto 100 Bez Catar Control 100 Heavy Cedar Control an Heavy Cegar Central Heavy Catar Central Heavy Cadar Contral Res Cedar Control Ha Treglrieri Ko Trairar No Tre aimar hin Troci ari oo LSH 1 LEF ga oot 002 oo LEF on 002 LEL oc oa on 003 oc EF iga Wit Low Storr RL 1 Redlands L5H 1 Low Bim LSE 1 Low Storr RL 1 Redlands LEH 1 Lowe Storr FL 1 Redlands LSH 1 Low Story RL 1 Redlands LEH 1 Low Starry LEH 1 Lowe Sloe AL 1 Redlands LEH 4 Low Stier RL 1 Redlands LSH 1 Low Slory RL 1 Redlands LEH 1 Low inry ol E aes et aT Em 37 003 Ga i ra Figure 3 7 Response Unit Table Follow the directions below to create the Response Units Spreadsheet 39 Set a client in the Clients section of WEBGLA Click the Client Data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options Click on Response Units D i al eS 7 Enter a response unit number Click the add row button to add a new row Then select a management unit number Inventory site growth curve and treatment response from the drop down menus Enter the adjustment factor and acreage of the response unit Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have added all of the response units When you are finished click the save button al to save the response units Transects Transects are plant communities in a certain area that you observe at a certain time Tran
16. button M to add a new bank row Highlight the row Click the paste button D to paste the copied values into this row Growth Curves The Growth Curves screen figure 1 4 allows you to build plant growth curves for the ecological sites in your area A growth curve is a graph that details the percent of plant production in a year The upper portion of the screen allows you identify and describe the ecological site and the lower portion of the screen lets you enter plant production percentages for each month of the year OOGxXx e lt c gt dH Record 1 of 10 amber feri Hiin iCleypan Praicie Percent of total Growth by Month Tota dan Feb Mor My z i i I I d TN is IH 1a nd a de f u i om 2 a a za r Figure 1 4 Growth Curve Form Follow the directions below to create your Growth Curves database 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options Choose Growth Curves from the menu to open up the Growth Curves database 3 Click the New Record button Iil to create a new record to enter growth curves The first time you enter information for growth curve webGLA will automatically create a new Growth Curves record 4 Enter the 6 digit ID for your growth curve in the box labeled ID This code should consist of the 2 letter postal code for your state and a four digit numerical code For example TXOOO1 10 11 5 Enter the name of your growth curve in the box labeled Name 6
17. cal sites 4 Enter the National Code for your ecological site in the Ecological Site 1D column 5 Type the descriptive name of your ecological site in the name column g National Codes may be found online at the ESIS website 6 Click the Add Row button H8 to http ronwood itc nrcs usda gov scripts ndISAPI dll range continue creating the database for The National Code consists of the following gt 3 digit numerical MLRA the ecological sites gt 2 digit alphabetical sub MLRA gt 3 digit numerical site identification gt 2 digit alphabetical postal abbreviation for your state 7 Click the Save Record button EN to save the Ecological Sites database when you are done entering ecological site data 14 Forage Partitioning Profiles The Forage Partitioning Profile Form allows you to compile a database of schedules for different types of land These forage partitioning profiles will be used later when you detail your client s management units OMGx lt gt dA Arcani 1 of 4 Descripiien ffear round gracing Eli ommon fomday tw month today managamentactvity karvast affitiancy docrasa in standing cmp Jar i Der 31 lahay Aeratiable 24 ry Figure 1 8 Forage Partitioning Profile Form Follow the directions below to create a Forage Partitioning Profile 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Forage Partitioning Profile from the menu to open up th
18. cate per month and the percent of that allocation that is expected to be wasted E 8 When you are through click the save button WW to save your changes 34 Management Units The Management Units Form allows you to define and describe the different management units or pastures of your ranch using a spreadsheet We strongly recommend that you complete the Map section before you attempt to create the Management Units spreadsheet The Map section will automatically enter figures and make calculations for columns of the Management Units spreadsheet description forage partiticnin detaulttreat pasture 1 All Graze Cedar cont BOO 073 pasture 4 All raze Haza Cad ar 254 pasture 7 All Graze Ho Taim Bee 2a pachire 3 All Graze Cadar con 263 424 Figure 3 5 Management Unit Table Follow the directions below to create the Management Units spreadsheet instructions found in italics must only be followed if you have not completed the Mapsection 35 Set a client in the Clients section of WEBGLA Click the Client Data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options Choose Management Units from the menu to open up the Management Units section Click the Add Row button E to begin creating the Management Units spreadsheet If you have already created a Map of your ranch the management units will automatically appear as lines in the spreadsheet Enter the name or number of the management unit in the
19. cies you will have to adjust this number higher The key is that you may have to stock more conservatively if you want the land to improve forcing a lower percent consumption of undesirable species 8 If you desire to input a wildlife species click the Add Row button button and then click into the animal kind cell and select the desired wildlife species You can delete a row or animal kind at any time by simply clicking the animal kind and then pressing the Delete Row button 9 Input the known population density of the animals the AUE value animal unit equivalent and the month day onto the site and month day off the site 10 Once this is accomplished click the next add row button and then click the animal kind cell and select the desired livestock species 11 When a species has been selected then enter the desired ratio of demand among the domestic species their AUE value and the month day onto the site and month day off the site Now you are ready to compute the combined stocking rate display your reports view supply demand graphs and view standing crop graphs 1 To determine the combined stocking rate for the domestic livestock considering the forage set aside for the specified wildlife population press the Calc Stocking Rate button The combined stocking rate and harvest efficiency will be displayed immediately above the button 2 To view the diets selected by each animal species specified and the associat
20. ds of plant present in one acre of the transect in the Ibs a column 11 Enter the percent of usable plant present in the transect in the usable column 12 The amount of usable plant matter will automatically be calculated based on the pounds per acre and percent usable values 13 Continue adding lines of data until you have finished the transect 14 Click the Save Record button E to save the record when you are ready to move to the next Transects record 15 Click the New Record button E to create the next Transects record Be sure to delete and blank rows left over after entering your transects The blank rows will not affect any calculations but they will prevent you from being able to print out ia the Transect Reports so be sure to delete them using the delete row button Preference Based Stocking Calculator The preference based stocking calculator is designed to allow you to compute the stocking rate of a vegetation complex as defined by a transect s annual production the mean monthly growth curve population density of wildlife species and the desired stocking ratio of domestic animals The calculator computes stocking rate and associated harvest efficiency for all livestock species combine separate stocking rates for each domestic species projected average diet for all the animal species specified You can influence stocking rates by changing maximum single species harvest efficiency and the maximum allowed comp
21. e Forage Partitioning Profile database 3 Click the new record button i to start a new record Type in a name and a description for your profile 4 Click the Add Row button 4 in the middle of the screen to begin creating the spreadsheet for the Forage Partitioning Profile 5 Enter the date you will begin your grazing or roughage practice in the columns marked from month and from day The from month column will drop down a list of months for you to choose from but you will need to type the day 6 Enter the date you will end your grazing or roughage practice in the columns marked to month and to day The to month column will drop down a list of months for you to choose from and then type in the day you wish to end 15 7 Click the Management Activity column to choose from the following grazing or roughage practices 1 Grazed 2 Harvest Roughage 3 Restricted Use 4 Land practice 8 Enter the percent that the selected practice will affect the total plant yield in the column marked harvest efficiency 9 Enter in the percent decrease in standing crop due to land treatment or some other case where the standing crop is being affected other than by animals in the decrease in standing crop Under grazing schemes leave this column zero This column should only be used when land treatment is selected from the management activity menu 10 Click the Save Record button EN to save the record when you are ready to move to the next Forag
22. e Partitioning Profile 11 Click the New Record button to create the next Forage Partitioning Profile 16 Chapter 2 Mapping in webGLA The Map Tool for webGLA allows you to use satellite images or aerial photographs of your clients ranches to construct a forage inventory The forage inventory will reflect management units water distribution land treatment and various accessibility features of the ranch This tool allows you to visually organize the information needed to plan grazing programs apply conservation practices or rearrange fencing patterns The map IS Organized into a series of layers that work on top of each other to create your map e Map Window Orientation e Image Layer e Boundary layer e Management Unit Layer e Inventory Site Layer e Water Points amp Distribution Layers e Adjustment e Response Unit Layer Once you have created the layers you may turn them on and off by checking and un checking their boxes on the left side of the screen 17 Orientation of the Mapping Window Tool Bar Layer View Data Tables Boxes Map Image Figure 2 1 Map Window To open webGLA s Map Tool you must set a client in the client section see page 41 to learn how to set a client After you have set a client click the Client Data button to drop down a menu of options and choose Map from the menu to open up the Map Tool window Figure 2 2 shows the Map Tool window The labels identify the main sections
23. ed stocking rate click on the Display Report button 44 45 3 The Supply Demand Graph button provides a good indication if the chosen level of maximum harvest efficiency and maximum undesirables in the diet will provide a graph of how the forage is produced and how the animals demand that forage to view excesses and shortfall in forage supply 4 The Standing Crop Graph is designed to determine if the chosen level of maximum harvest efficiency and maximum undesirables in the diet will provide a the desired effect on end of season forage supply If the beginning and ending standing crop is the same then we would assume that the supply and demand well matched If the ending number for standing crop is higher than the beginning number then the site would be producing more forage than the animals would eat given the diet preference constraints However if the ending Standing crop is lower than the beginning standing crop number then demand is higher than supply and the stocking rate would be considered heavy 5 When you complete the analysis and are satisfied with the results Press the Save Record button Prescribed Grazing This tool will allow you to determine the recommended number of days of grazing for your management units Record 5 of S Grazing Scere I hestr et rimum Rest Period days 30 Figure 3 10 Prescribed Grazing Form Follow these steps to create a grazing days report 1 Click the add record butt
24. en toh to start i re eee 5 Click on the Entry Method box to select from the following choices 1 Usable Forage Production 2 Transect Production 3 Animal Preferences Basis 6 If you select the transect method you must select a transect in the transect column WebGLA will calculate Forage lbs a automatically If you select the Usable forage production method you must enter the forage value directly in the usable forage column If you select the Animal Preference method you must select a scenario created using the Preference Based Stocking Calculator 7 Choose the name of the Ecological Site from the drop down list in the Ecological Site column 8 If you selected transect or animal preferences in the Entry Method column Choose the transect or Preference Based Stocking Calculator scenario from the drop down list in the transect scenario column 9 Choose the growth curve from the drop down menu in the growth curve column 10 Enter the tnitial standing crop of grazeable plant matter for the site in pounds per acre in the initial standing crop column if necessary 11 Repeat these steps until you have entered the information for all shapes in the Inventory Site layer 29 Water Points amp Distribution Layers The Water Point layer figure 2 6 allows you to specify where the animals on your ranch will get water This will help webGLA predict grazing patterns or radii for your animals a A m areas na
25. ick option from the touch pad e set my Water Point in the wrong spot Click on the water point layer button to activate it Click the Select button and select the water point you wish to move It will turn red Click the Delete Shape button to delete the water point Click the draw point button to draw the new water point in the correct location 56 Conversion Tables Length imperial gt metric metric gt imperial 1 inch in 2 54 cm 1 millimetre mm 0 0394 in 1 foot ft 12 in 0 3048 m 1 centimetre cm 10 mm 0 3937 in 1 yard yd 3 ft 0 9144 m 1 metre m 100 cm 1 0936 yd 1 mile 1760 yd 1 6093 km 1 kilometre km 1000 m 0 6214 mile lint nautical mile 2025 4 yd 1 852 km Area imperial gt metric metric gt imperial 1 sq inch in 6 4516 cm 1 sq em em 100mm 0 1550 in 1 sq foot ft 144 in 0 0929 m 1sqm m2 10 000 cm 1 1960 ya 1 sq yd ye 9 fi 0 8361 m 1 hectare ha 10 000 m 2 4711 acres l acre 4840 yd 4046 9 m 1 sqkm km 100ha 0 3861 mile 1 sq mile mile 640 acres 2 59 km Mass imperial gt metric metric gt imperial 1 ounce oz 437 5 grain 28 35 g 1 milligram mg 0 0154 grain 1 pound Ib l6oz 0 4536 kg 1 gram g 1 000 mg 0 0353 oz 1 stone 14 Ib 6 3503 kg 1 kilogram kg 1 000g 2 2046 Ib 1 hundredweight cwt 112 Ib 50 802 kg 1 tonne t 1 000 kg 0 9842 long ton UK 1 long ton UK 20 c
26. ied grrath curve percem FIL 1 Redlands E you can redo the growth curve by LEH 1 Low Stony Hil click the Combine Growth Curves button again Figure 1 5 Combine Growth Curves Treatment Responses The Treatment Response figure 1 7 section allows you to predict the way a range management practice will affect the total yield of the plant population over a twenty year period REeCor DH m E Record 1 of 1 Fou Waa Yao Yew Fear Yaa 8 Yao 8 Fear Yaar Pee Yan Wee Ta Tees a Dees aa aa TP ee a 10 Year Figure 1 6 Treatment Response Form Follow these directions to create a treatment response graph 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Treatment Response from the menu to open up the Treatment Response database 3 Click the New Record button eto create a new record to build treatment response graphs The first time you enter information for a treatment response webGLA will automatically create a new Treatment Response record 4 Enter the 6 digit ID for your growth curve in the box labeled ID This code should consist of the 2 letter postal code for your state and a four digit numerical code For example TXOOO1 12 13 5 Enter a descriptive name of the management practice you wish to graph in the box labeled Name 6 Enter a brief description of your management practice in the Description box 7 Begin ente
27. igure 2 4 These management units are man made pastures and you can often just follow the fence lines that appear in the picture LOI A AI Al t ote Pait Z imni m i Figure 2 4 Management Unit Layer Tip When using the split tool it is not important to click exactly on the boundary line Instead make sure you start and stop your split line outside of the boundary line Also you can use existing management units including those just created as a boundary to cut from just as you would use the property boundary Click the Management Unit button in the layers section Click the Split button and draw lines to split up the ranch internally You are cutting out smaller management units from the single large boundary Double click at the end of the line to split the area Using Split reduces your work and prevents slivers of empty space from appearing around the borders of shapes Outline the entire perimeter of the management unit by clicking along the outline of the management unit To outline curved lines simply place many vertices to make it appear like a curve 22 Viwarning We highly recommend saving all work before using the cut tool The only way to revert the changes made by using the cut tool is to close the map window without saving your work 23 10 11 12 Double click on the final point to set the shape Continue splitting your ranch until al
28. ins a spreadsheet that details the specific group of animals Recerd 1 of Kind Cadie i l 1 E i Hofor Caf 1 Mo Hefer Lal 1 3 iio Herer Cale 1 Mo Haare Meier Herer Yearing Haar 2 Yaa Hear 3 Yaa Hefer t Yaa Loaf 10 Yee Loar U micas 1 ie Puli Cal id 3 Mo Eull Cal 3 H talpi raring ammial maring nimal rang Simal arimani smal le meesable giing fepedable growing hepedable growing reribet growing oT Te Amih Taare ahr eng Samal Fear bani es ir imaging animal Figure 1 2 Animal Form A fama le female female tamale rairiale male ie female female Female rele Prada Pia Follow the directions below to enter animal data 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Animals from the menu to open up the Animals database 3 Click the New Record button ia to create a new record to enter animals The first time you enter an animal group webGLA will automatically create a new Animals record 4 Enter the kind of animal you will be dealing with in the Kind blank The animal kind could be sheep cattle horses or another general animal type 5 Enter the length in days of gestation for that animal in the Gestation Period blank 6 Enter the length in days of lactation for that animal in the Lactation Period blank 7 Click the Add Row button to begin creating the database for the animal type 8 Enter a descriptive name of the type
29. l management units have been defined Enter the description name forage partitioning profile and default treatment response in the appropriate columns of the table at the top of the screen The Cut tool may also be used to create a management unit The cut tool should only be used to cut out management units that are not adjacent to the boundary or a management unit Click on the Cut button to begin Draw your management unit by clicking on the image to place your vertices To end your drawing double click on the last vertex Enter the description name forage partitioning profile and default treatment response in the appropriate columns of the table at the top of the screen Click the save button I to save your work Inventory Site Layer The Inventory Site Layer figure 2 5 allows you to map out the boundaries of the different inventory sites and set certain characteristics for each section You may designate your inventory site as either an ecological site or a forage suitability group According to the 1997 National Range and Pasture Handbook distributed by the NRCS an ecological site is a distinctive kind of land with specific physical characteristics that differs from other kinds of land in its ability to produce a distinctive kind and amount of vegetation A forage suitability group is a soil with similar species adaptation production potential and management needs If there are significant differences in the vegetation wi
30. lable transects for that client The calculator in the Utilities menu requires that you build a transect of plants to use for the calculations Since this form basically combines the Preference Based Stocking Calculator form and the Transect Form will not go through a detailed explanation of how to use the form Rather you can read the instructions for using the calculator here and the instructions on how to enter a transect here Fa Preference Based Stocking Calculator Start Date Jan Growth Curve LSH 41 Low Stony Hill x Max single species harvest efficiency 35 Max all undesirable species in diet F 5 Combined Stocking Rate 9 411 acAU Combined Harvest Efficiency 279 629 manm Calc Cale Stocking Rate Rate Display Report l Supph Demand Graph Standing Crop Graph Wildlite to da Livestock kzi ame ratio Er ALE from month from d to month to da ma 1an 1 Dec as alant lhnsfac Usable jlbsfac usable a 0 15 Cs E Big ble ste ILiveoak Greenbriar 52 webGLA Icons Use the following list of icons as a quick reference guide to the icons that appear throughout the webGLA program The name and function of each icon appears next to a picture of the icon Additionally when you are using webGLA icon names will appear if you hold the mouse pointer over the icon Record Icons Y YvaAQ XGA G
31. low these instructions to create an Adjustment layer 1 Click the Adjustment button from the Layers section at the left side of the screen 2 Click the Draw icon Fd to begin setting your adjustment areas 3 Draw the areas on the map where adjustments occur 4 Enter a description and an adjustment factor for each adjustment area that was created The adjustment factor is entered as a whole number so a 90 reduction would be 90 0 as in the case noted above 2 Response Unit Layer The Response Unit figure 2 9 Layer helps calculate the amount of forage available to for grazing It utilizes the location of the water points and the predicted grazing behavior of the animals in response to the proximity to the water Click the Calculate Response Unit Layer button to create the Response Unit Layer WebGLA will automatically create this layer using the other layers as a reference Additionally webGLA will automatically enter all of the information that appears in the overhead spreadsheet ca E a Cale c tl e Figure 2 9 Response Unit Layer 28 Chapter 3 Client Data The Client Data section allows you to enter and calculate data that is specific to a certain client In order to access data for a particular client you must set the client in the Client form of webGLA see page 37 You will not be able to access any part of the client data section until you have selected the client The Client Data section contain
32. lows you to export files from your computer to programs such as ArcView 4 Delete Shape Click this button to delete a shape that you have drawn gt Select This button allows you to select shapes you have drawn so that you may edit them va Draw This button allows you to draw shapes in your map Split This button allows you to split the boundary into management units or Inventory sites Cut This button allows you to draw a management unit or inventory site that does not cross a boundary Join This button allows you to group two or more selected shapes Click the shapes you wish to join Double click on the last shape selected to join shapes Edit This button shows all vertices of a selected shape allowing you to manipulate the vertices This can only be used to move vertices on the boundary layer before creating management units or inventory sites 54 Pan Use this button to move to different locations on a map oy Zoom In This button zooms in on the map enlarging the picture s Zoom Out This button zooms out on the map shrinking the picture Q Zoom to Map This button zooms to show the entire map Q Zoom to Layer Zooms to the currently selected layer Q Zoom to Shape This button zooms in on a selected shape Set Area This button allows you to enter the total area in acres of your ranch Set Water Dist This button allows you to tell the computer when to set the default water distribution Calc Water Layer This
33. mer yr Lo Ei 53 New Record Press this button to create a new data record Save Record Press this button to save the data record Save Record As Press this button to save the current record as a new record Delete Record Press this button to delete the record you are working on First record This button takes you directly to the first record in the set Previous record This button moves you to the previous record in the set Next record This button moves you to the next record in the set Last record This button moves you to the last record in the set Find record This button allows you to search for a specific record Copy This button allows you to copy a row in a table Paste This button allows you to paste rows in a table Spreadsheet Icons The following icons only appear when a record had spreadsheets If a record has more than one spreadsheet a set of these buttons will appear for each spreadsheet H Add Row This button adds a new line to the bottom of your spreadsheet H Delete Row This button deletes a line from the bottom of your spreadsheet Map Icons The following icons only appear within the webGLA Map tool Please note that in order to use the Map tool you must set a client in the Client section of webGLA l Save Map Press this button to save the map Print Map This button allows you to print your map Open File This button allows you to browse for your layer s image file 8 Export File This button al
34. of animal in the Name column This name should indicate the sex and approximate age of the animal 9 Enter a descriptive condition name of the animal in the Category column 10 Enter the sex of the animal in the Sex column Possible sexes include 1 male 2 female 3 castrate 11 Enter the minimum age in months that an animal would fall into the group name in the Start Age column 12 Enter the maximum age in months that an animal would fall into the group name in the End Age column 13 Click the Add Row button to continue creating the database for the animal type 14 Click the Save Record button FA to save the record when you are ready to move to the next animal kind 15 Click the New Record button O to create the next Animals record Plant Preference Values The Plant Preference Values form allows you to indicate what type of plants certain animals like to eat at specific times of the year This form contains a spreadsheet and may be edited at any time See the Icon Reference for a quick guide to the navigation icons or hold the mouse s pointer over the icons to bring up their names m lt lt gt o gt d 88060 e ine Pant dan Fah Mar Mir m i Mae an ion T Bep d oet T mw T pe Amenia snoulbean Annual fora Ferpik thera F Eflic s blucs sTi 1 Rad pama F T n fowared tichlons F E 0 oo Tii 4 dower alee modes grass mangra ali a a Dt DD me e e a a Jee te ee oe kivgua eer Tt a4 48 8
35. of head in each month and assign the same monthly AUE value all through the year However if you want to represent more than one class of animal and alter the demand profile of the herd you can go to each month and adjust the animal numbers and or the AUE values oa Aa x A xao gt a 5 Amood of 1 tlefaih Helah a ae me eS ferme 3 Heiter Col 1 3 Mo Ty as i og ana rae JAU Cait 1 3 Mo 1g 5 i a O08 omae BO Cow 10 Year maie Bui Figure 3 2 Herd Inventory Form Follow the directions below to use the Herd Inventory and Management form 1 Set a client in Client section of webgla before using this module 2 Click client data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options 3 Choose Herd Inventory and Management database 31 4 Click the New Record button a to create a new record to enter herd information The first time you enter a herd webGLA will automatically create a new Herd Inventory and Management record 5 Enter the name of the herd in the box marked Herd Name Naming conventions should reflect names that the producer can readily recognized If you anticipate splitting a herd at some point such as 2 bulls going to one herd and 4 bulls going to another herd during breeding season it is best to recognize those two groups as two separate herds for scheduling purposes This assumes you are going to use the grazing scheduler which IS Optional to this planning process 6 Click the g
36. of the window Tool Bar The Tool Bar holds the basic tools and navigation icons of the Map window See page 70 for details on the Map Icons Data Tables The Data Tables display information for the selected layer 18 Layer View Boxes The Layer View Boxes allow you to view tables of individual layers The selected layer will appear sunken Click on a layer to edit the layer on the map or to edit view the table data In figure 2 2 the Image layer has been selected Layer Check Boxes The Layer Check Boxes allow you to select which layers you wish to display on your map If you do not wish to view a layer simply click on the layer s check box to hide it Map I mage This is the current image of your map Familiarizing yourself with the basic layout of the Map Tool window will allow you to work more quickly and efficiently 19 Image Layer The first step in creating a map for your ranch is to open the aerial photograph or satellite image You should already have this image processed and stored into your computer s hard drive This image is called the Image Layer figure 2 3 and will be the foundation of your map m mmy m Figure 2 2 Image Layer Follow these directions to create the I mage Layer 1 Click on the I mage button located on the left side of your screen in the layers column Click the Open File F button Find your file to open Make sure the file is of type jpg gif png Click Open
37. on E to add a new record 2 Type in a scenario name and the minimum and maximum rest period for the management units 3 Highlight a management unit in the On Ranch Box you wish to include in the report and click the add button Do this for each management unit you wish to include in the report If you want to remove a management unit from the scenario highlight the management unit in the In System box and click remove 4 Do the same procedure for the herds Click the save record button al to save the scenario Click the Grazing Days Report button at the bottom of the form to view the report 7 You can also click the Forage Balance Report button to view the forage balance report This is the same report as the one listed under Client Reports PAN 46 Chapter 4 Reports 47 Resource Reports The Resource Reports section consists of reports gathered from the data entered in the Resource Data section You do not need to input any data This section is merely an output section for the data that you entered previously There are several reports available for your examination in the Resource Reports section You do not need to set a client to access the Resource Reports Follow the steps below to access the Resource Reports 1 Click the Resource Reports button at the top of the screen to drop down a list of resource reports l Plants Animal Kinds Growth Curves 2 3 4 5 6 Treatment Response
38. osition of the undesirable species The animal s can be scheduled onto the site at different times of the years and the same Species can enter the site more than once to simulate migrating herds of different wildlife species such as elk Before you can use this application you must have a transect in the database and a growth curve developed for that transect Also you must have the animal species recorded in the database before you can select them in this application Please note that the name of each record can be attached to a site or response unit in the forage inventory system in the same manner as the transect name is used The combined stocking rate and associated harvest efficiency will be used by the forage inventory system to compute stocking levels of the various managements where designated 42 omx e lt gt gt in Record 1 of 4 shuthe Description Tramsec rsa Low Stony Hin Max all undesirable species in diet 5 Combined Stocking Rate 4 906 Combined Harvest Efficiency 32 734 4 Nvrite tailod Deor is dee EEA ET ae animal kind aota ALE je i T Cattle goat dl moh day mom ga m Pt 00 tan Dest 31 J0 0 090 tan Der 31 Figure 3 9 Preference Based Stocking Calculator Follow the directions below to use the multiple species stocking calculator 43 Click or tab into the Name field and type in the desired name of the case Be as descriptive as possible
39. ray box marked Kind to select the animal species of this herd These species are the ones entered previously in the Animals section of the Resource Data 7 Click on the Add Row button iH and enter the sex of the animal from the dropdown menu in the sex column Next enter the age in months of the animals The animal class and AUE will automatically fill in Next enter the number of animals in the default head column The rest of the values will automatically fill in Note If you feel the default AUE value is not correct for your situation you can change the value to fit your needs 8 If you wish to stop at this point you can by saving pressing the Save Record 9 If you wish to adjust the monthly values you may click into the desired field and change the value in any month Editing your data can be done in the following manner 1 You can change the name of the herd and press the Save As 2 You can delete a class by clicking on the row in the Annual Herd Structure and then pressing the Delete Row button eg i Also included on this form is a button for the Advanced Herd Builder This is used to get a month by month AUE value for the kind of animal selected on the Herd I nventory form 32 2 Hudha Com s thvea Begin Hambar of Head 100 Fanm i haag average AE fi Begin Month Jan calcelate Apr My An a A Sp Da Hw Dee TE lo fo o Ww fo T oOo an bo d bh Pp b bh bBo ho b h p ka o b i o io n e Wm o
40. ring the proposed percent change in plant yield in the Year boxes found in the Percent Change in Capacity With Treatment section 8 Enter the expected percent change in plant yield without treatment in the Percent Change In Capacity Without Treatment section p k 2 Be ae T e The Percent Change In Capacity Without Treatment section is usually a decrease in plant yield Be sure to include a negative sign when entering the values 9 Click the Save Record button EH to save the record when you are ready to move to the next Treatment Response record 10 Click the New Record button E to create the next Treatment Response record Ecological Sites The Ecological Sites database allows you to compile a list of the types of ecological sites found in your area The Ecological Sites database stores the data in a spreadsheet format for future use in the program You should complete this database before moving on to the Growth Curve database Ecological Sites LENE Ecological Site ID Ecological Site Name CF 1 Claypan Prairie LSH Low Stony Hill RL Redland SLI Bandy Loarn Figure 1 7 Ecological Sites Form Follow the directions below to enter data into the Ecological Sites database 1 Click the Resource Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Ecological Sites from the menu to open up the Ecological Sites database 3 Click the Add Row button MH to begin creating the database for the ecologi
41. s the following sub sections e Client Info e Herd Inventory e Roughage e Management Units e Inventory Sites e Response Units e Transects e Preference Based Stocking Calculator e Prescribed Grazing Note In webGLA the mapping tool is listed under Client Data However due to the size and complexity of this feature it has been given its own chapter Instructions for using the mapping tool can be found in Chapter 2 Mapping in webGLA We strongly recommend completing the mapping section before moving on to the rest of the Client Data sections The map section automatically calculates many of the many of the numbers necessary in this chapter 29 Client Info The Client form allows you to enter information on your clients or ranches Filling out the information in the Clients box figure 3 1 and setting a client will allow you to access information under the Clients and Client Reports headers Clients aXe lt gt dH Record 2 of 3 Client ID 00l Be sure to click the New Record O button when Plan Hame Patterson Ranch State Tx Plan Start Month August Plan Start Year 2002 Description Bench Mark C adding a client If you just modify the information in the boxes and click save you will not add anew client This will just change the name of the existing client Figure 3 1 Client Form Follow these directions to enter and set clients in the Clients database 1 Click the
42. sects OBGx lt lt gt dH a8 Record 3 of 12 Hame Low stony hill Description Observation Date hon ari lbs ac 1284 usable lhs ac 1284 lnsfac Usable lnsfac Usable Blue vervain 13 000 100 000 Chloris crass 13 00 Dotted gayfeather 13 00 all Witcharass 53 00 27 00 469 00 ittie aster 13 00 ittle bluestem 147 00 range zexmania 44 00 erennial threeawn 13 000 100 000 13 00 13 000 100 00 13 00 0 0 S 0 A aa n au a or a au z m Z 5 lS O L ooo ojo colo olo s Figure 3 8 Transect Form Follow the directions below to create a transect 1 Click the Client Data button to drop down a menu of options 2 Choose Transects from the menu to open up the Transects database 3 Click the New Record button E to create a new record to enter transects The first time you enter an transect webGLA will automatically create a new Transects record 4 Enter the name of the transect in the box marked Name 5 Enter a description of the transect in the box marked Description 6 Enter the date you collected the transect data in the box market Observation Date 7 Click the Add Row button M at the top of the screen to begin creating the spreadsheet for the Transects 40 4 8 Click in the plant column to drop down a list of the plants you entered in the Plants section of the Resource Data 9 Select the plant you wish to catalogue first by clicking on it 10 Enter the poun
43. thin the inventory sites you must mark out those sub areas as separate inventory sites If you feel a different transect applies to a section of a site within a management unit then draw that section Saati u fi wets a Demin Shape h Undo Aad Shape redo zoomttap E Zoom Layer E Zoom Shape Tp samme Pore gP Dore Pura Sate cma ain can gt Hom A omm A zomon Saeco Stent ow aa na HFL ILL ml on Be i eds ce alsin Lote Trangeed Pro LSH Low Sieny Hili Hi Low Sior Hl 0 902 313 Transaci Pro RL Redland ALi Redlands 0238 114 Transe Fro RL Redand LAL Redands o 135 34 Tranter Fre L3H Lie Sten all 12H Lwi ri Hiji ME ae Figure 2 5 Inventory Site Layer 24 Follow the directions below to create the Inventory Site layer 1 Click the Inventory Site button from the Layers section at the left side of the screen 2 Use the Split or Cut tools to create each inventory site as was done with the Management Unit Layer Inventory sites are not straight lines and are usually very curvy Be careful when inventory sites with the select tool A red outline will appear drawing the curves that you do 3 After you have drawn you Inventory Sites select one of your edc koo st as the around the selected shape program may interpret fast _ 4 Find the Entry Method column in the table at the top of the clicks as a double click This will end your line forcing you scre
44. to open up the image on your screen m e oe N To learn more about the tool bar in the map window please view the icon reference sheet 20 Boundary Layer After you pull up your Image Layer the ranch boundary should be created y Tip If you did not get the boundary in the right place don t worry If your shape is still incomplete you can right click your mouse to delete vertices If you have completed the shape click the Edit button Click on the boundary This will display all of the vertices of your shape Click and drag the incorrect vertices into the correct spot To exit the edit feature click the select button 21 Click the Boundary button in the layers panel Click the Draw icon 4 to begin drawing your boundary Outline the entire perimeter of the ranch by clicking at the corners of the ranch To outline curved lines simply place many vertices to make it appear like a curve Double click on the final corner to set the shape Click the Set Boundary Acreage button in the second row of buttons at the top of the screen to enter the total area of the ranch in acres You should be able to find this number in the deed to the property You must enter the ranch area correctly as it is necessary for calculating the remaining data Management Unit Layer After defining the boundary it is time to separate the ranch into the Management Units that will form the Management Unit Layer f
45. ton The table in the bottom half of the form will fill in with the AUE values and head values for each month for the selected animal Roughage The Roughage Form allows you to track and manage the roughage you will put out for your animals The Roughage Form has two separate sections the top spreadsheet tracks the origins and storage of your roughage and the bottom spreadsheet tracks when and where you feed the roughage to your animals Figure 3 4 Roughage Form Follow the directions below to create the Roughage spreadsheets l Seta client in the Clients Form 2 Click the Client Data button at the top of the screen to drop down a menu of options 3 Choose Roughage from the menu to open up the Roughage form 4 Roughage harvested on site will be controlled by the forage partitioning profiles A harvest forage partitioning profile must be created and applied for the period forage will be harvested for the appropriate management unit See Forage Partitioning Profiles in Chapter 1 for more information Once a forage partitioning profile has been applied to a management unit the expected amount of forage harvested will automatically be filled in the first row 5 Enter any forage acquired before the management plan started in the Previously Acquired Roughage box 6 Next enter the amount of forage you wish to buy or sell and the appropriate month in which you choose to do so 7 Finally enter the amount of forage you plan to allo
46. wn list in the Ecological Site column 10 Choose the transect or scenario from the drop down list in the transect scenario column if you chose the transect or animal preference method If you chose the useable forage method leave this column blank 11 Choose the growth curve from the drop down menu in the growth curve column 12 Enter the initial standing crop of grazeable plant matter for the site in pounds per acre in the initial standing crop column if necessary 13 Repeat these steps until you have entered the information for all shapes in the inventory site layer 14 Click the Save button El save the I nventory Sites spreadsheet when you have finished creating it 38 Response Units The Response Units Spreadsheet helps calculate the amount of forage available to for grazing It utilizes the location of the water points and the predicted grazing behavior of the animals in response to the proximity to the water We strongly recommend that you complete the Map section before you attempt to create the Response Units spreadsheet The Map section will automatically enter figures and make calculations for columns of the Response Units spreadsheet response eon inventory site oo T 001 oo 001 ont 001 00i 002 002 002 002 IF 002 La 003 E LOE Sita treatment reSpanse adt factor i E edar control iT 10 cadar control 10 iC adar control 100 iC edar control a Cegar contral a0 Cagar control
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