Beginner Grazing School
January 7, 2025 7:00PM - 8:30PM
Registration Deadline: January 5, 2025 - 11:45PM
DATE:
8 Virtual Sessions
Tuesdays & Thursdays
January 7-30th, 2025
TIME:
7:00-8:30pm
All classes will be virtual,
they will also be available as
a recording. Registration
ends on January 5th, 2025.
COST: $85 per person
WHO SHOULD ATTEND:
This school is ideal for beginners interested in learning about grazing
techniques and basic livestock nutrition. It is also suited for those
working to enhance their grazing management skills, transitioning
from a continuous grazing to a more management-intensive,
regenerative system.
PROGRAM AGENDA:
January 7- Introduction to Grazing & Graziers are grass farmers
January 9- Pasture Establishment and Renovations
January 14- Soil Health and Fertility
January 16- Nutrition, Health, and Welfare of Grazing Animals
January 21- Fencing and Water Systems for Grazing Management
January 23 - Simple accounting and basics of determining if grazing is
profitable with year farm financial analysis
January 28– Regenerative Principles
January 30- Working with NRCS, MAEAP, and what is the Right-to-farm
SPEAKERS:
Kim Cassida, Forage Specialist
Richard Erhardt, Small Ruminant Specialist
Phil Kaatz, Field Crops Educator
Kable Thurlow, Beef and Grazing Educator
Frank Wardynski, Ruminant Educator
Sara Fronczak, Environmental Management Educator
Christina Curell, Cover Crop and Soil Health Educator
Morgan MathisonSlee, Postdoctoral Research Associate, MSU Center for
Regenerative Agriculture
QUESTIONS:
Please contact Brittany or
Kable at the Gladwin MSUE
office (989) 426-7741 or
msue.gladwin@msu.edu
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