AMES, Iowa — Beef cow-calf producers recognize the importance of staying informed on all aspects of their operation, and the fourth and final webinar in the Winter Cow Webinar series from the Iowa Beef Center will help do that. The session is set for March 10, from 6-8 p.m., and focuses on pasture and forage management.
The series is intended to provide timely topics for beef cow management and the opportunity for producers to access the information by joining the webinar at their own location or at any of the nine host sites listed below, according to Iowa State University Extension and Outreach program specialist Beth Reynolds.
Rebecca Vittetoe, field agronomist with ISU Extension and Outreach, will begin the discussion with information on spring forage management. Jeff Mathias, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service state grasslands specialist, will share information on some changes to grazing CRP. The final speaker of the night is Adam Janke, assistant professor and extension wildlife specialist at Iowa State, who will talk about wildlife interactions when grazing.
There is no cost to attend an in-person location or to view the webinar at home. Participants who plan to attend one of the in-person locations listed below are encouraged to preregister by calling the host location.
To view the webinar from your own location, you’ll need to complete the online registration form prior to the seminar. Look for the “Join this live webinar” link on the main webinar series page http://www.iowabeefcenter.org/WinterCowWebinarSeries.html. Use that same link to join the seminar when it begins.
Webinar locations, including ISU Extension and Outreach county offices:
- South central: Madison County, 117 N. John Wayne Drive, Winterset, 515-462-1001.
- Southeast: Marion County, 210 N. Iowa St., Knoxville, 641-842-2014.
- North central: Hancock County, 327 West 8th St., Garner, 641-923-2856.
- Northeast: Tama County, 203 W High St., Toledo, 641-484-2703.
- Northwest:
– Emmet County, 26 S. 17th St., Estherville, 712-362-3434.
– O’Brien County, 340 2nd St. SE, Primghar, 712-957-5045.
– Iowa State Western Research and Demonstration Farm, 36515 Highway E34, Castana. Call the ISU Extension and Outreach Monona County office at 712-423-2175.
– Sac County, 620 Park Ave., Sac City, 712-662-7131. - Central: Hansen Ag Student Learning Center, 2508 Mortensen Road, Ames, 515-294-BEEF (2333).
— Beth Reynolds, Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
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