Bluestem Research Range
Our Facility
Our Purpose
About Us
Our Land
The range is managed with either rotational or season-long continuous stocking, and some deferred for winter grazing. Intensive pasture management practices (fertilizer, herbicide and fire) are applied to the introduced pastures. Extensive water developments in both native and introduced pastures allow accessibility to the entire forage base year-round.
Our Herd
The range has a stall barn with the capability to supplement up to 36 cows or stocker cattle. It has an extensive corral and covered cattle handling facility. Our cattle operation is representative of a commercial stocker cattle production facility.
Our Research
Research capabilities include supplementation studies with individual feeding to measure stocker performance, forage intake and utilization, diet quality, fiber degradation, precision supplementation, and grazing systems research.
Contact Us
Do you have questions about our facility? Please contact us to learn more.
Senior Herd Manager: Micayla West
Assistant Herd Manager: Isaac Manley
Facility Supervisor: Ryan Reuter