Annual Forage Budget - Work Sheet

Edward B. Rayburn, Extension Specialist

Forage Production Inventory				Forage Requirement
Crop	Acres	Avg. yield tons HE/a	Crop yield tons HE	Livestock class	# head	Avg. BW LB	Total class LB
Pastured only	_____	_____	_____	Mature males	_____	_____	_____
Hayed pastured	_____	_____	_____	Mature females	_____	_____	_____
Hayed only	_____	_____	_____	Yearlings	_____	_____	_____
Corn Silage	_____	_____	_____	Calves	_____	_____	_____
Corn stubble	_____	_____	_____		Total herd BW		_____
Other_____	_____	_____	_____				XO.0055
	Forage Production		_____	Forage requirement Tons HE			_____
Current stocking rate = Forage requirement/Forage production= _____=_____ of carrying capacity

Forage Budget by Two Month Periods
	May Jun	Jul Aug	Sept Oct	Nov Dec	Jan Feb	Mar Apr
1. Forage production	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
2. Forage requirement	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
3. Excess forage (1-2)	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
4. Hay to make (3/1) (% of acres)	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
5. Positive excess forage periods +	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
6. Sum of positive excess forage =	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
7. Negative "Excess" forage periods	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
8. Hay to feed (7/6) (% of hay crop)	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____	_____
BW = body weight HE = hay equivalent 90% Dry Matter forage t = tons a = acres