| Table 2. Forage dry matter biomass and crude protein yield and costs for pastures grazed during the third trimester production period. | ||||||||||
| Costs/acre | ||||||||||
|
Land Rent | Custom Work | Baling Costs | Production
Costs $/ac | Forage
Biomass Yield lb/ac | Forage Biomass Costs $/ton | Crude Protein % | Crude
Protein Yield lb/ac | Crude
Protein Costs $/lb | ||
| mid Dec-mid Mar | ||||||||||
| Native
Rangeland (12-m RS) | 8.76 | 8.76 | 145 | 120.83 | 4.8 | 6.96 | 1.26 | |||