Jul 16, 2019, 6:00pm - 9:00pm
Deadline:
Friday, July 12, 2019
Link:
Cost:
Free, but pre-registration is required
Location:
Millstone Creek Farm, 9061 Graybill Road, Hillsboro, OH 45133
Attachments:
Contact:
Highland SWCD
(937) 393-1922(3)
Producer Workshop: Using Native Warm-Season Grasses in a Grazing System
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Participants will learn the latest research supported methods for reliable native forage establishment and grazing management to maintain native warm-season grass vigor and animal performance through the summer.
Featured Speakers:
- Pat Keyser, University of Tennessee - Director of Native Grasslands Management
- Bob Hendershot, ODA - Retired NRCS Grasslands Coordinator
Topics to be covered:
- Workshop includes a pasture walk to view native warm-season grass pastures at Millstone Creek Farm.
- Why use native warm-season grasses in your grazing system?
- Native warm-season grass establishment - Managing to maintain vigor and productivity.
- Animal performance and economics
- Warm-Season annuals and cover crop options
This training is being hosted by: The Highland SWCD, Highland County Cattlemen, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture, USDA-NRCS, ODNR - Division of Wildlife, OSU - Extension, and Union Stockyards