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Pastureland Conservation Assessment Studies
Pasture and hay land conservation outcomes, forage productivity, soil erosion, and water quality
This hub brings together research associated with USDA's pastureland conservation assessment work within the NRCS-led Conservation Effects Assessment Project. The studies evaluate how voluntary conservation practices affect non-federal pasture and hay lands, including plant productivity, forage quality, soil erosion, water quality, and the information needed for better grazing-land decisions.
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Mission Evidence Mark
Network Evidence Score 89/100
Based on research currently indexed in OpenAgData.
Established evidence- Publications
- 28
- Citations
- 6.0k
- States
- 14
indexed evidence
scholarly validation
geographic coverage
Field-Tested Findings
What this hub's research has shown, in its own words.
What the measurements showed
Every measured effect in this hub's research, grouped by what was tried and what it was tried against.
Strategic grazing vs Continuous-grazing hay distribution (CHD)
General · 1 study · 4 effects
4 of 4 findings measured an increase.
Livestock integration on cropland vs Cropland without livestock integration
General · 1 study · 3 effects
2 of 3 findings measured an increase.
Deferred grazing (July to September) vs June to July grazing
General · 1 study · 2 effects
1 of 2 findings measured an increase.
Grazing (both strategies, temporal trend) vs Control
General · 1 study · 2 effects
1 of 2 findings measured an increase.
Grazing management vs Control
General · 1 study · 2 effects
1 of 2 findings measured an increase.
Plant species identity (rhizosphere effects) vs Variation among eight semi-arid grassland species' rhizospheres
General · 1 study · 2 effects
1 of 2 findings measured an increase.
42 measured effects across 10 studies · none confirmed against the source yet.
At a glance
Evidence Depth
28
total papers
Funding Base
7
unique funders
Local Fit
14 states
geographic coverage
Actionability
5 of 28
papers tagged with outcomes — tagging in progress
Key Topics
Recent Papers
R. Daren Harmel, Devendra Amatya, Stephen Sebestyen et al.
The natural background contribution from grasslands and forest lands is important to consider in research and management. To our knowledge, no study has compiled and analyzed this “reference” water quality from small natural grasslands and forests. Thus, our objective was to summarize nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), and sediment loads in runoff fromthese referencewatersheds.Measured annual nutrient loadswere compiled from 13 grassland and nine forest reference sites across 12 North American regions.
Merilynn C. Schantz, Douglas R. Smith, Kabindra Adhikari et al.
Soil health and nutrient dynamics in pasturelands: A decadal study on the effects of alternative grazing management.
Amber Dalke, Jason W. Karl, Jeremy Kenyon et al.
RangeDocs (https://docs.rangelandsgateway.org) allows Extension professionals, agency staff, producers, and other land managers to search rangeland terms and pinpoint applicable information from key national and regional rangeland resources
Subash Dahal, Dorcas Franklin, Anish Subedi et al.
Improvement in the soil health of pasturelands can result in amplified ecosystem services which can help improve the overall sustainability of the system.
Devan N. Catalano, Craig C. Sheaffer, Amanda M. Grev et al.
Alfalfa had better persistence than red or white clover in horse pastures.
Most Cited Paper
Strategic Snapshot
Primary topic: Grazing
Primary outcome: Water Quality Improvement
Top funder concentration: 7%
Visit websiteTop Contributors
1. R. Daren Harmel
2 citations
2. Subash Dahal
25 citations
3. Dorcas Franklin
25 citations
4. Anish Subedi
25 citations
5. Miguel Cabrera
25 citations
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