Determine Grazing Duration based on the following information: 750acres that pro

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Determine Grazing Duration based on the following information:

750acres that produces on average 1956lbs/ac.
How long can 85 cows graze this 750 acres?
Your answer should include:
- lbs/ac taking harvest efficiency into account
- stocking rate in both AUM/ac and ac/AUM
- AUs... remember that 1 AU - 1000lbs; and you can use 912lbs as the standard weight for cow
- grazing duration in months and days

There is no wildlife or other factors to account for in this scenario... its just a simple straight grazing duration calculation.

Explanation / Answer

The grazing duration can be found by using the area of land,average value of lbs/ac and number of cows.

Value in lbs/ac =1956*85/750=221.68lbs/ac

Stocking rate can be calculated using AU value and lbs value which is specified as 912lbs.

Stocking rate=(1000*85)/750=113.3AUM/ac

Value in ac/AUM=1/(113.3)=0.0088ac/AUM

Grazing duration in months=(221.68/12)=18.47lbs/ac (as there are 12months,it is divided by 12)

Grazinh duration in days=(221.68/365)=0.607lbs/ac

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