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December 2, 2004 12-Month Pasture-Forage Management Course Offered in January A course on 12-month pasture-forage management will be offered Tuesday through Thursday, Jan. 4-6, 2005, at Dickinson State University. The course is designed for producers and students who want to learn more about developing pasture-forage management plans. This planning course is a cooperative project of the North Dakota State University Dickinson Research Extension Center, the DSU Agricultural Department and the NDSU Animal and Range Sciences Department. “Each participant in the course will develop a grassland management strategy that provides a full 12-month forage sequence for his or her ranch,” says Lee Manske, an NDSU range scientist at the Dickinson REC and one of the course instructors. “The course will present information on range ecology, livestock nutrition and forage production to help participants understand and operate a 12-month pasture-forage management plan.” In addition to Manske, course instructors include Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension Service range management specialist; Toby Stroh, DSU assistant professor of agriculture; and Greg Lardy, NDSU Extension Service beef specialist. The team of instructors will lead discussions and explain basic principles and concepts of land and resource inventories, rangeland ecosystems, grass growth, the effects of defoliation, livestock nutritional requirements, nutritional value curves of forage plants, grazing systems, economics of systems, production of annual forages, by-products as feed, winter rations and the development of a 12-month management plan. Prior to the start of the course, participants will need to prepare a complete set of maps, obtain copies of aerial photos of their land holdings, including owned and leased land, and calculate the acreage of each parcel of land and forage type. A preview of the course materials and instructions for completing the pasture and forage inventory are available at www.GrazingHandbook.com. The cost of the course is $100 to producers ($70 registration and $30 laboratory fee). The cost for college students is included in regular tuition and fees, but the student must pay a $30 laboratory fee. Students can receive 1 credit from DSU for taking the course. Professionals and advanced students can receive 1 continuing education graduate credit from NDSU. The cost is $50 for tuition, $70 for registration and a $30 lab fee. The textbook fee is $35. Participants will supply their own calculators and notebooks. The course will run from 1 to 9 p.m. on Jan. 4, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Jan. 5 and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Jan. 6. Dickinson is in the Mountain time zone. Space is limited, so those who wish to participate are encouraged to register as soon as possible by calling (701) 483-2185. ### Source:
Lee Manske, (701) 483-2076, lmanske@ndsuext.nodak.edu |
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