Section ATCP 50.80 - Prescribed grazing(1) DEFINITION. In this section, "prescribed grazing" or "rotational grazing" means a grazing system which divides pastures into multiple cells, each of which is grazed intensively for a short period and then protected from grazing until its vegetative cover is restored.(2) ELIGIBLE COSTS. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may reimburse the cost of replacing animal lots or pastures, establishing a prescribed grazing system on croplands, or improving an existing prescribed grazing system that contributes sediments, nutrients, or pesticides to a water resource. This may include any of the following costs:(a) The cost to establish or repair livestock access lanes and stream crossings to prevent instability and erosion.(b) The cost to establish permanent boundary and main paddock fences. This may include perimeter fencing, lane fencing, portable fencing, and gates.(c) The cost to establish, or enhance through interseeding or weed management, good seeding stands for pasture and hayland planting.(d) The cost to establish a livestock watering facility. This may include pipeline and pasture watering systems, wells, spring developments, winter watering facilities such as geothermal or heated jug, heavy use area protection, and portable watering systems such as pumps, pipes, and tanks.(e) The costs for practices that would remediate streambank erosion and streambank habitat degradation.(f) The costs for practices that would exclude livestock from woodlands, sensitive wildlife habitat, and recreational lands.(g) The costs for development of a prescribed grazing plan.(3) DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE. A cost-share grant under s. ATCP 50.40 may not reimburse prescribed grazing costs unless all of the following conditions are met: (a) The prescribed grazing practices comply with all of the following that apply: 1. NRCS conservation practice standard 342 critical area planting (January, 2018).2. NRCS conservation practice standard 512 forage and biomass planting (January, 2013).3. NRCS conservation practice standard 472 access control (January, 2018).4. NRCS conservation practice standard 580 streambank and shoreline protection (September, 2021).5. NRCS conservation practice standard 561 heavy use area protection (November, 2022).6. NRCS conservation practice standard 528 prescribed grazing (April, 2017).7. Guidelines specified in "Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing," published by the University of Wisconsin-Extension (2014). Note: Copies of "Pastures for Profit: A Guide to Rotational Grazing" are on file with the department and the legislative reference bureau. Copies may be obtained from the University of Wisconsin-Extension (UWEX Pub. No. A3529).
8. NRCS conservation practice standard 575 trails and walkways (August, 2021).9. Standards for livestock watering facilities specified under s. ATCP 50.76.10. NRCS conservation practice standard 315 herbaceous weed treatment (June, 2016).11. NRCS conservation practice standard 314 brush management (April, 2017).(b) The landowner agrees to maintain the prescribed grazing system for 10 years unless farming operations on the affected land are discontinued.Wis. Admin. Code Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection ATCP 50.80
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