MANHATTAN, Kan. — In this video, K-State professor of range cattle nutrition and management KC Olson outlines the most current research evaluating the benefits of prescribed burning on Kansas lands in spring, summer or fall. Spring has been the traditional time for prescribed burning in the Flint Hills.
In terms of livestock performance, researchers have found that there is no change in revenue for cattle who have grazed land that has been burned in the spring, summer or fall.
He added that summer and fall burns tend to improve the prairie’s plant species (floristics), and cattle that grazed a true fall burn finished 20-25 pounds behind those who grazed a summer-burned or April-burned area.
In addition to this video, learn more by contacting Olson by email, kcolson@ksu.edu.
— K-State Research and Extension
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