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Grazin' Days - A Pasture Management Workshop to be Held this Summer

May 27, 2005

“Grazin’ Days – A Pasture Management Workshop” is a series of on-the-farm pasture meetings to be held this summer around the state of Iowa for producers in the process of installing or who have already installed a rotational grazing system.

Landowners who received funding through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, or EQIP, to install rotational grazing systems are also invited to attend.

Each meeting will be conducted in “pasture walk” format at a host landowner’s farm. The host will describe his/her system and, along with Dan Morrical, Iowa State University Professor of Animal Science, and Brian Peterson, State Grassland Conservationist with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, answer questions for attendees. ISU Extension Area Livestock Specialists and NRCS Grassland Conservationists will assist with programs located near their area of responsibility.

Topics

The following topics will be covered at each event: plant identification, manure distribution, decentralized watering systems, weed and brush control, managing forage heights, pasture condition scoring, and contingency plans during weather crisis (too wet or dry).

Dates, Locations, and Cost

Each meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. and end at approximately 3:30 p.m. Dates, host landowners, and locations are as follows:

  • June 27 – Bruce Carney – Polk County
  • June 30 – Alan Shindelar – Chickasaw County
  • July 1 – Dave Lubben – Jones County
  • July 5 – John Sellers – Wayne County
  • July 11 – David and Weston Dittmer – Harrison County
  • August 23 – Joe Joyce – Palo Alto County
  • August 31 – Don Allbaugh – Iowa County
  • September 1 – Tony Allen – Union County

Cost for the workshop is $20 and includes a new version of the popular publication, “Iowa State University Pasture Management Guide”, a three-ring binder with literature on various components of grazing systems, lunch and refreshments.

Registration and Contact Information

To register, send $20 to: Iowa Forage and Grassland Council, 900 Des Moines Street, Des Moines, IA 50309-5549. (make checks payable to Iowa Forage and Grassland Council). Please include the date and location with payment.

Grazin’ Days - A Pasture Management Workshop is sponsored by the Iowa Forage and Grassland Council, NRCS, Iowa State University Extension, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation, Leopold Center, Southern Iowa Forage and Livestock Committee (SIFLC), and Practical Farmers of Iowa.

The Iowa CCA CEU Committee has approved the following hours for each of the meetings:           

  • 0.5 NM (Nutrient Management)

  • 0.5 PM (Pest Management)

  • 1.5 SW (Soil and Water)

  • 2.0 CW (Crop Management)

Please refer to the bulletin that was previously sent regarding locations close to you. As always you will need your supervisors approval to attend.

For more details, contact Brian Peterson, NRCS State Grassland Conservationist, at 515-323-2216.

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