The Natural Resources Conservation Service and University of Missouri Extension will present seminars on managing livestock grazing and forages in April and August 2012. The "schools" will be offered at Gallatin, April 13 and 14 and in Savannah, August 29 and 30.
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The April session is scheduled for a Friday evening, all day Saturday, into Saturday evening. This session offers the opportunity for producers who have other obligations during the week to exchange ideas with other people interested in managed grazing.
The August session is a weekday school running from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both days.
The sessions offers the chance to exchange information on topics such as: The art and science of grazing management, evaluation of farm resources, economics of grazing management, livestock nutrition, grazing system layout and design, pasture growth, forages, soil fertility, fence and water systems, winter feeding of stockpiled forages, and no winter feeding.
The "tuition" will be $100 to $130 per person with an additional fee for late registration. The tuition covers the costs the seminars including mileage reimbursement, meals, refreshments, on-farm tour equipment, fence and water system demonstration, materials and the following references: Missouri Grazing Manual, Forages and Weeds of Pastures, and a grazing stick. You also receive these free publications: Electric Fencing for Serious Graziers, and Watering Systems for Serious Graziers.
Registration at each event is limited to 30 people. Contact your local NRCS office or Curtis Walker with the Natural Resources Conservation Service at 816-232-6555 extension 139 or at [email protected].