Not sure if anyone's interested in this, but I thought I'd at least let you know about it. -- njs
Grazing Native Plants
for Land Management and Animal ProductionAugust 10, 2006
Ames Quality Inn/Starlite Village Conference Center
8 :30AM—lunch—5 PM
Highlights:
Forage Quality of Native Grasses
Ron Morrow, Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Service Grassland SpecialistMixed Cool Season/Warm Season Pastures - Using Native Plants
Brian Peterson (Iowa Natural Resources Conservation Service Grassland Specialist), Steve Barnhart (Iowa State University Extension Forage Specialist)Grassland Banking
Stan Buman, Agren Inc.Using Goats for Woody Plant Removal in Natural Areas
Kathy Koskovich, Iowa Department of Natural Resources Julie Wheelock, Agren Inc.“
Mobile” Grazing Operations: Use of Temporary Fencing and Water Supply for Short-TermGrazing
Scott Moats, The Nature Conservancy & Dean Lord, Hornick, Iowa ProducerPatch Burn Grazing: Sequential Burn, Graze, Rest Cycles for Prairie Management
David Engle, Iowa State University NREM
Q & A Panel: Producers with Experience Using Native Species Pastures
Beef: John Sellers, Mike Natvig, Dan Specht Bison: Don PriceCEU’s for Certified Crop Advisors, SRM, & American Forage & Grassland Council
This workshop will review the options and potential for successful animal production when
grazing
native warm season vegetation.Mobile Grazing Operations (using temporary fencing and water supply to allow short term
grazing on relatively small areas) will also be highlighted. This method of animal production
can be marketed as a method of removing unwanted woody vegetation, and also has
potential for use on CRP areas with expired conservation program contracts.
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PONSORED BY: IOWA NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE, THE LEOPOLD CENTERFOR
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, IOWA FORAGE & GRASSLAND COUNCIL (OTHERS PENDING)Grazing Native Plants Conference
Registration Form
Fee
: $35/person (includes lunch & beverages/snacks during breaks)Registration Deadline:
August 7*Name__________________________________________
Address________________________________________
City, State, Zip___________________________________
Organization or Business___________________________
E-mail, Phone___________________________________
*registration fee is $45 after August 7
Please complete this form and send with check made out to
Iowa Native Lands
:Iowa Native Lands
2402 S. Duff Ave.
Ames, IA 50010
More info, updates: Inger Lamb, [log in to unmask], 515.250.1693, www.prrcd.org/inl