Livestock Workshop Recap
The livestock workshop at the Kerr Ranch on June 4, 2016, was a highly educational and informative event. For those unable to attend – or for those who did but would like a refresher – here is an agenda and resource list, complete with links to presentations and handouts.
Livestock Workshop Agenda
Saturday, June 4, 2016
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration and Introduction – David Redhage |
| 9:30 – 11:00 | Benefits of a Controlled Grazing, Types of Grazing Systems and Pasture Design – Will Lathrop | |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Break and Refreshments | |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Grazing Calculations and Demonstration – Will Lathrop | |
| 12:00 – 1:00 | Lunch | |
| 1:00 – 2:00 | Gravity Flow Water and Pond Management – David Redhage and Simon Billy | |
| 2:00 – 2:15 | Break and Refreshments | |
| 2:15 – 2:45 | Tire and Portable Water Tanks – Daryl Davis | |
| 2:45 – 4:00 | Plant ID and Stream Management – David Redhage and Simon Billy | |
| 4:00 – 4:30 | Post-Workshop Survey | |
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A D J O U R N |
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Materials/Handouts
Grazing
- Forage Crop Pocket Guide (for purchase from non-affiliated organization)
- Management Intensive Grazing
- Plant Identification Worksheet
- Grazier’s Arithmetic
- Grazing Management Fact Sheet
- Organic Before Organic Was Cool: Oklahoma Rancher Raises Profits on Pasture
- Pasture Legumes: Establishment & Management
- Protecting Water Quality While Healing Erosion Caused by Livestock Trails
- Ranch Management Practices to Improve Water Quality
- The True Cost of Hay
Water
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