Roots of Resilience Grazing Conference

Pendleton Convention Center and Happy Canyon Arena

1601 Westgate – Pendleton, OR

May 24-26, 2022

 

-Advise if you have dietary needs for lunches.

–Register by May 10 to assure lunches.

 

Agenda

May 24 Pacific Northwest SRM – Pendleton Convention Center (PCC)

Noon – PNW SRM Advisory Council  Room #7 PCC

1 PM – PNW SRM Board of Directors Room #7 PCC

4 PM – Student Poster Set up – Silent Auction Set up *

5 PM – No Host Social Begins – Silent Auction Begins *

6 PM – Student Presentations – Heavy Hors d’oeuvres

 

May 25 Grazing Conference – Pendleton Convention Center and Happy Canyon Arena

8 AM Dave Pratt – Emeritus Ranching for Profit – Three Secrets to Increasing Profit

Noon – Deli Luncheon- Main Hall PCC

1-5 PM- Chris Schachtschneider OSU-Low Stress Livestock Handling-Happy Canyon Arena

 

May 26-Classroom and Field Practical with Nicole Masters – Lions Club Gardena School-152 Gardena School Road Touchet, WA (1 hour north of Pendleton)

 

9 AM-1 PM Nicole Masters-Integrity Soils Agrologist – Soil Health on Crop and Grazing Lands

1 PM-Lunch-Walla Walla Community College Food Truck at Gardena School

Beef donated by Cheryl and Robert Cosner DBA Dry Creek Ranch

Beans donated by Sarah and Dan McClure DBA Tumac Farms/Walla Walla Organics

 

2-5 PM – Field Practical with Nicole Masters and hosts Sarah and Dan McClure Tumac Farms/Walla Walla Organics 1576 Gardena Rd/2994 Barney Road Touchet, WA 99360 (2 miles east of Gardena School classroom)

 

Turn north on gravel field road, follow it down the hill to the farm shop where the field day will begin.

 

Carpool from Pendleton to field site with cohorts.  Comfort Stations onsite.  Please bring reusable water container and chair if you need one for the field practical.

 

See Roots of Resilience non-profit website for more speaker details and

Registration:  Grazing Conference 2022 — Roots of Resilience

This event is a major fund raiser for Roots of Resilience non-profits’

New Cowgirl Camp, New Rancher Camp, and Veterans New Rancher Camp

– more details on website Grazing Conference 2022 — Roots of Resilience

 

Early registration – cutoff date April 30

2 -day – $297 US Dollars

1 -day – $167 US Dollars

Regular registration

2- day – $397 US Dollars

1- day – $217 US Dollars

Student

2- day – $197 US Dollars

1- day – $  97 US Dollars

 

A block of rooms has been reserved for May 24-25 under “Roots of Resilience” at Oxford Suites, 2400 Court Street, Pendleton in the amount of $96+ US per night for a room with two queen beds or one king bed.  Call 541.276.6000

 

Vaccinations, Social Distancing, and Masks are Highly Recommended by local Health Districts