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May 7 Glendenning’s J Bar J Limousin Annual Production Sale, Lebanon, MO May 21* Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale, Carthage, MO 417-466-3102
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May 8 Central States BBA Mid America Futurity & Sale, Locust Grove, OK May 22 Great American Pie Annual Limousin Sale, Lebanon, MO
May 10 Gardiner Angus Ranch “Meating Demand” Bull Sale, Ashland, KS May 22 MO/KS/AR/OK Angus Sale, Ozark, AR

May 14* Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale, Farmington, MO 573-756-4539 May 22 Soaring Eagle Production Sale, Springfield, MO
May 15 Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale, Kingsville, MO Jun 5 Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Sale, Palmyra, MO

WILDFIRES have the greatest risk of out impacting the plant dormant-season fires in
continued from page 32 erosion. community or new forage North Dakota.”
A continued drought will production. The drought Drovers
many variables,” Sedivec have the greatest impact will have a greater impact
says. “The current drought on these areas in terms of on forage production than
will impact plant recovery. timing of recovery. Grazing
Past grazing management may need to be delayed the
also will enhance or impede longest in these areas to ne-
plant recovery.” gate the impacts of livestock You’ve got to ‘hang around’
If moisture in May and trailing on these exposed,
June is normal or above nor- steep slopes. in the right places if you
mal, grazing can be conduct- Animal Health a Concern
ed at the normal time peri- Animal health also can be want to get attention...
od, especially on lands with a concern on burned areas
gentle to no slopes. In bad- that do not have sufficient
land regions or areas with recovery of plant growth. Your Ad
exposed soils and slopes, Ash and dust can lead to
delay grazing until suffi- dust pneumonia in live-
cient growth has occurred stock, especially the young. Could be Here!
to protect the soils. This Do not graze freshly
may be two to four months, burned areas that have lit-
but more importantly, the tle to no new plant growth,
soils need protection with especially if the drought
vegetation. persists. Rainfall will settle
If the drought contin- the dust and ash, leading to
ues through May and June, new plant growth and a safe
delay grazing a minimum of environment for livestock.
two months to put less stress Sedivec recommends de-
on the plants while they are laying livestock grazing
growing actively. Most of until early May on crested
the grasses will head out, wheatgrass and late May
or mature, by early July, so on rangelands, regardless
grazing should be safe after of whether the pasture was
that time. burned.
Grazing on badland “The drought has created
areas, as seen near Medora a delay in plant growth and
or in the Theodore Roosevelt production,” he says. “If you
National Park, can increase follow this guideline, pas-
erosion with an extended tures affected by wildfire
drought. These areas will be should be safe to graze by
the slowest to recover and late May or early June with-