Tag: Grazing

This presentation will introduce the Collaborative Adaptive Rangeland Management (CARM) project and key social and ecological findings developed by the transdisciplinary research team over the past eight years. These include insights into the complexity of social learning, conservation/production trade-offs, and best practices for participatory grazing research methods, illustrating the value of building trust, connection to […]

In this nuts and bolts webinar, Dr. Andrea Basche will discuss strategies to boost cover crop benefits, such as ideas for maximizing biomass growth for grazing. Tune in to learn more about why treating your cover crop like your cash crop can pay dividends! Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 2:00pm-3:00pm CT Register Here

Gearing up for another great Grazing Meeting. This years topic is Linger Grazing with Troy Bishopp, The Grass Whisperer! Troy is a well seasoned Grass Farmer from New York and a conservation professional at Madison County. The meeting will be held March 16, 2020 at BM&G Community Centre in Brussels, Ontario.  Hosted by Brussels Agri […]

Shortly after I joined the NRCS about twelve years ago, a retired NRCS Grazing Specialist by the name of Steve Hibinger was assigned to me to “show me the ropes.” One of the things he taught me about grazing in Ohio thas stuck with me all this time. If I could teach it to every […]

SWCDM and Montana NRCS are hosting the Montana Soil Health Symposium on February 4 & 5 in Billings. The 2020: Vision and Beyond Symposium will feature leaders in regenerative agriculture, and discussions with producers about their experience implementing soil health practices. Breakout sessions will include producer panels and presentations on winter grazing, cover crops, intercropping, […]

Join us for the wool growing data dive webinar featuring Bart Davidson Wednesday Nov 27th, 2019 6:00pm (US & Canada – CST) Thursday Nov 28th, 2019 11:00am (AU – AEDT) REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR – LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE What will be covered The Wool Growing Data Dive – Unlocking Opportunities to Improve ROI Bart Davidson […]

The 2019 Agricultural Learning Symposium on Invasive Weed Management incorporates a number of speakers and presentations into one event. The symposium is intended to be an experiential learning event for folks in the agriculture community. Participants will hear from industry experts and learn about innovations, opportunities, and challenges that are emerging in this rapidly changing industry. The gathering will […]

What the speakers will cover Creating Excellent Pasture from the Soil Up Jim Gerrish – American GrazingLands Services Excellent pasture is high in energy, adequate in protein, mineral rich, diverse, palatable, and durable. The foundation for creating excellent pasture is living, biologically active soil. Current research and producer experience is showing there is a much […]

Free webinar hosted by Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT)! This webinar give you the tools and resources to increase diversity and begin grazing multiple species on your farm. We’ll discuss the benefits, the synergistic relationship between multiple species and the soil and plants, fencing, predators, parasites, and how to stock pastures appropriately. Our presenter is […]

Dogwood Farm, owned and operated by Toby and Debby Dulworth since 1977, is located in Ballard County, Kentucky, between the communities of Bandana and Oscar. Dulworth ancestors have farmed in this area since 1897.  Since its beginning, the DWF cow herd has grazed pasture without supplemental grain, expanding from three head in 1964 to about […]

Producers, would-be producers, and others meet once each year to attend the annual Missouri Sheep & Goat Conference.  This two-day event provides educational opportunities for those involved in the sheep and goat industry.  Topics vary from year to year but have included grazing management, soil health, rations, guardian animals, parasite management, genetics, value-added marketing, budgeting, […]

Quivira Coalition’s 2020 New Agrarian Apprenticeships in Regenerative Ranching and Farming – For more info quiviracoalition.org/newagrarian Apprenticeships run April 2020 – November 2020 Applications will be accepted October 15, 2019 – December 1, 2019.   The Quivira Coalition’s New Agrarian Program (NAP) partners with skilled ranchers and farmers in California, New Mexico, Colorado and Montana […]

The Fall Kentucky Grazing School will be held at the Woodford County Extension Office on September 10-11, 2019. Learn valuable grazing methods for new and experienced graziers with the goal to extend the grazing season and minimize stored feed. Topics include rotational grazing, temporary fencing, portable/seasonal water systems, rejuvenate run-down pastures and economics on grazing. […]

Objectives:  Learn best practices for rotational grazing from other graziers and grazing experts Learn about pasture measurement tools and using them to improve profitability Get your questions answered on high-density intensive grazing Learn about programs available from NRCS, SWCD, SFA and UM-Extension to support graziers Who Should Attend? Beef/Dairy Producers, Goat/Sheep Producers, Horse Owners, Grazing […]

Objectives:  Learn best practices for rotational grazing from other graziers and grazing experts Learn about pasture measurement tools and using them to improve profitability Get your questions answered on high-density intensive grazing Learn about programs available from NRCS, SWCD, SFA and UM-Extension to support graziers Who Should Attend? Beef/Dairy Producers, Goat/Sheep Producers, Horse Owners, Grazing […]