Post by Jenn on Feb 13, 2009 16:25:36 GMT -5
I highly recommend these classes! ;D
If you are not in the SW area, there's a link at the very bottom for other locations.
-Jenn
Management-Intensive Grazing School
2009 Grazing School Schedule:
What is a Management Intensive Grazing System?
Also known as rotational grazing management. A system where grazing is managed for both the benefit of the livestock and forage. Livestock graze in each pasture long enough to harvest the forage, but removed before too much leaf area is consumed. A basic system may have four or five pastures, while a more management intensive system will have eight to ten pastures
How do you sign up?
Contact the person in charge of the school of your choice or contact your local NRCS or Soil & Water Conservation District. If you plan on attending, you need to hurry and get your name on the list because seating is limited and the schools fill up fast.
Note: This listing of school covers schools from Marshfield, Missouri south to the Arkansa.s line and west to the Kansas line. Other schools are planned to the north and east of this region.
Crane, MO
April 27,28,29 (daytime)
Contact: Aaron Hoefer 417-581-2719, ext. 3
Mt Vernon, MO
May 12,13,14 (daytime)
MU SW Research Center
Contact: Richard Crawford 417-466-2148
Neosho, MO
June 23,24,25 (daytime)
Crowder College
Contact: Nathan Witt 417-451-1366, ext.3 or John Hobbs 417-223-4775
Marshfield, MO
October 6,7,8 (Daytime)
Contact: Mark Emerson 417-468-4176, ext.3
Bois d’ Arc, MO (NW of Springfield)
October 20, 21, 22 (daytime)
MDC Dalton Shooting Range
NW of Springfield
Contact Mark Green 417-831-5246 Ext. 3
If you would like information about other schools around the state visit the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council website at:
agebb.missouri.edu/mfgc/
All Sessions are part of the grazing school and must be attended as a whole. Times and dates are subject to change without notice.
Topics Covered at the Grazing Schools:
Inventorying Farm Resources
Soils and Topography
Plant Growth and Species
Grazing Basics
Livestock Water
Extending the Grazing System
Fencing
Forage Quality Discussion
Cost Share Programs
Economics of Grazing
Layout and Design of a MIG System
Meeting the Nutritional needs of
Livestock with Pasture
Pasture Fertility
Farm visit covering
Forage Estimates,
Grazing Heights,
System Layout
Matching Livestock with Forage
Resources
Why should you attend one of these schools?
The single most important management factor in determining the profitability of a livestock operation is keeping feed cost low. So why buy it when you can grow high quality feed yourself through a Management-Intensive grazing (MIG) system?
Cost control, not the amount of production, separates profitable from unprofitable operations. Through a MIG system you can keep your cost down and production in most cases will increase, all while helping out the environment.
In addition to the profits to your pocket book and the environment you may be eligible to receive cost share to help establish your MIG system. Attendance at a grazing school is one requirement to be eligible for state cost share programs.
So come to a Management Intensive Grazing School where you can learn about the fundamentals of a MIG systems so you can improve your profitability and the environment.
2009 Southwest Missouri Regional Management-intensive
Grazing Schools
Schools are Conducted and Sponsored by:
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of Missouri Extension
Area
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Registration fees will vary from school to school.
agebb.missouri.edu/mfgc/schools.htm
If you are not in the SW area, there's a link at the very bottom for other locations.
-Jenn
Management-Intensive Grazing School
2009 Grazing School Schedule:
What is a Management Intensive Grazing System?
Also known as rotational grazing management. A system where grazing is managed for both the benefit of the livestock and forage. Livestock graze in each pasture long enough to harvest the forage, but removed before too much leaf area is consumed. A basic system may have four or five pastures, while a more management intensive system will have eight to ten pastures
How do you sign up?
Contact the person in charge of the school of your choice or contact your local NRCS or Soil & Water Conservation District. If you plan on attending, you need to hurry and get your name on the list because seating is limited and the schools fill up fast.
Note: This listing of school covers schools from Marshfield, Missouri south to the Arkansa.s line and west to the Kansas line. Other schools are planned to the north and east of this region.
Crane, MO
April 27,28,29 (daytime)
Contact: Aaron Hoefer 417-581-2719, ext. 3
Mt Vernon, MO
May 12,13,14 (daytime)
MU SW Research Center
Contact: Richard Crawford 417-466-2148
Neosho, MO
June 23,24,25 (daytime)
Crowder College
Contact: Nathan Witt 417-451-1366, ext.3 or John Hobbs 417-223-4775
Marshfield, MO
October 6,7,8 (Daytime)
Contact: Mark Emerson 417-468-4176, ext.3
Bois d’ Arc, MO (NW of Springfield)
October 20, 21, 22 (daytime)
MDC Dalton Shooting Range
NW of Springfield
Contact Mark Green 417-831-5246 Ext. 3
If you would like information about other schools around the state visit the Missouri Forage and Grassland Council website at:
agebb.missouri.edu/mfgc/
All Sessions are part of the grazing school and must be attended as a whole. Times and dates are subject to change without notice.
Topics Covered at the Grazing Schools:
Inventorying Farm Resources
Soils and Topography
Plant Growth and Species
Grazing Basics
Livestock Water
Extending the Grazing System
Fencing
Forage Quality Discussion
Cost Share Programs
Economics of Grazing
Layout and Design of a MIG System
Meeting the Nutritional needs of
Livestock with Pasture
Pasture Fertility
Farm visit covering
Forage Estimates,
Grazing Heights,
System Layout
Matching Livestock with Forage
Resources
Why should you attend one of these schools?
The single most important management factor in determining the profitability of a livestock operation is keeping feed cost low. So why buy it when you can grow high quality feed yourself through a Management-Intensive grazing (MIG) system?
Cost control, not the amount of production, separates profitable from unprofitable operations. Through a MIG system you can keep your cost down and production in most cases will increase, all while helping out the environment.
In addition to the profits to your pocket book and the environment you may be eligible to receive cost share to help establish your MIG system. Attendance at a grazing school is one requirement to be eligible for state cost share programs.
So come to a Management Intensive Grazing School where you can learn about the fundamentals of a MIG systems so you can improve your profitability and the environment.
2009 Southwest Missouri Regional Management-intensive
Grazing Schools
Schools are Conducted and Sponsored by:
USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service
University of Missouri Extension
Area
Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Registration fees will vary from school to school.
agebb.missouri.edu/mfgc/schools.htm
