EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State University Extension will offer the Beginning Grazing School online this year. The eight-week course is designed for beginning farmers and livestock owners who graze dairy, beef, and small ruminant animals and want the latest animal and forage research on grazing management. Anyone who grazes will benefit from this course featuring MSU specialist and educators who focus on grazing and forage management.
The event will be held 7-8:30 pm each Tuesday and Thursday in October.
October 6: Introduction to school and overview of grazing terms
October 8: Graziers are Grass Farmers!
October 13: Soil Health and Fertility
October 15: Nutrition, Health and Welfare of Grazing Animals
October 20: Pasture Establishment and Renovations,
October 22: Fencing & Water
October 27: Pasture Allocation, Stock Density, Costs
October 29: Designing a Grazing Plan
The series is $10 per session or $65 if you attend all eight sessions. The workshop fee includes access to the online trainings, 12 CEUs (1.5 per topic), recordings, additional videos and the Midwest Cover Crops Field Guide and Forage Field Guide.
To register visit: https://events.anr.msu.edu/grazing2020/ Registration deadline is October 5, 2020.
For more information, please contact Kable Thurlow at (989)426-7741 or email him at thurlowk@msu.edu
— Michigan State University Extension
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