the true cost of converting non-native pasture to native prairie
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By Hehman - SoP Conference Kingsville, TXTRANSCRIPT
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The Cost of Restoring Native Vegetation in Areas
Dominated by Exotic Grasses
Mike Hehman - Hixon Ranch
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CoauthorsEric Grahmann – TAMUK-CKWRIForrest Smith – TAMUK-CKWRI-STNBlake Martin - TAMUK-CKWRIDr. Tim Fulbright - TAMUK-CKWRIAnna Lund
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IntroductionWhat will it cost to convert South Texas
rangelands dominated by exotic grasses back to native rangelands?
Exotic Grass Landscape
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IntroductionExotic grass research group (2008)
• Shotgun approach
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Cost Assessment
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Sandy Loam (Buffelgrass)
Saline Clay Loam (Kleberg Bluestem)
Ranch Plots
Ranch Plots
Pilot Plots
Pilot Plots
Other Plots
Other Plots
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Ranch Plots Man Times Spot Hours Sprayed Cost/Ac.Plow/Repeat Disk 65.5 5 $146.90Repeat Spray (Glyphosphate) 24.4 5 $157.22 Plow/Repeat Disk/Seed 12.3 4 $399.23Repeat Spray (Glyphosphate) /Seed 13.66 9 $503.86
Rates:$21.00/hour to run tractor ($4.00/gallon diesel cost)$10/hour labor$18.88/ac. to spray glyphosphate (32 oz./ac.)
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Pilot Plots Man Times Spot Hours Sprayed Cost/Ac.Plant forbs and spray Fusilade 6 3 $394.05Repeat Disk/plant natives 11.5 2 $477.21Mow/spray fusilade 3.5 3 $218.05Burn/spray fusilade 2 3 $152.45Plant natives/spot spray (Glyphosphate) 3.5 1 $131.50Disk and Plant natives 120.7 7 $1,219.19
Rates:$21.00/hour to run tractor ($4.00/gallon diesel cost)$10/hour labor$18.88/ac. to spray glyphosphate (32 oz./ac.)$22.56/ac. to spray fusilade (24 oz./ac.)
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Native Seed Cost’s
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Native Seed Cost
Native mixes in the past year have run $80 - $150 per acre depending on the species requested in the mix
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Pipeline and Pad Site Seeding
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Drilling Natives
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Drilling Cost’s
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Hydroseeding Natives
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Hydroseeding Cost’sProfile Flex Terra$0.14-0.18/square foot + Seed Cost¼ acre = $1,306.80-$1,906.20
Second Nature$0.035-0.06/square foot+Seed Cost¼ acre = $381.15-$653.40
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HydroseedingProfile Flex Tera Second Nature
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Mixed Soil ProfilesMulched Drilled
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ContributorsHixon Ranch and FamilySouth Texas Natives ProgramRene BarrientosNRCS - E. “Kika” de la Garza Plant
Materials Center Native Plant Society of TexasHarvey Weil Sportsman FoundationArthur Seeligson Conservation FundRyan PetersMeagan Lesak
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Questions ?