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Three-Day Regenerative Grazing Workshop
August 25, 2020 @ 8:00 am - August 27, 2020 @ 4:30 pm
$700
Three day grazing workshop with Jim Gerrish of American Grazinglands Services LLC
Hosted by Cornerstone Grazing.
Day 1 | |
08:00 | Welcome & Introductions |
Derek welcomes group & describe your objectives for school. Each student introduces self. | |
08:30 | MiG: What is it & what can it do for you |
Basic objectives of grazing management. Emphasizing the critical importance of managing time & space. | |
10:00 | BREAK |
10:20 | Go to the field to set up grazing exercise |
Split class into 4-6 teams with 4-5 people/team. Each team gets a set of cattle, a defined pasture area, & a grazing assignment. | |
12:00 | LUNCH |
01:00 | Understanding stocking rate, carrying capacity, & stock density |
What’s right for your farm or ranch & how do you figure it out | |
03:00 | BREAK |
03:20 | Grazing management based on ecosystem processes |
Solar energy flow, water cycle, mineral cycles, biodiversity | |
05:00 | ADJOURN |
05:30 | Social time followed by dinner at 6 PM |
Day 2 | |
08:00 | Creating excellent pasture from the soil up |
Soil health, species adaptation, nutrient management | |
10:00 | BREAK |
10:20 | Grazing management in the field: 2nd assignment |
Observation & review of grazing management principles | |
12:00 | LUNCH |
01:00 | Grazing management for targeted animal performance |
From maintenance to milk, how do we adjust management | |
03:00 | BREAK |
03:20 | Grazing cell layout & design |
Creating smaller increments of time. Fixed vs Flexible cells. Stock water & grazing distribution. | |
05:00 | ADJOURN |
05:30 | Social time followed by dinner at 6 PM |
Day 3 | |
08:00 | Dollars & Sense of grazing |
What really determines profitability in pasture-based production | |
10:00 | BREAK |
10:20 | Pasture walk through grazing assignments |
What have we learned from these exercises | |
12:00 | LUNCH |
01:00 | Extending the grazing season |
What are your options & how to use them effectively | |
03:00 | BREAK |
03:20 | How do I know this will pay? |
Everybody needs to know how to do cost-benefit analysis | |
04:00 | Q&A |
04:30 | ADJOURN |