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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 |