Organic Pasture Management
Webinar Details
When:
Apr 10, 2012 3:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:18 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 08/2016
Presenter(s):
- Joe Klein, Organic Valley Midwest Dairy Pool Coordinator, CROPP Cooperative
- Steve Woodruff, Conservation Agronomist, USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center, Greensboro, NC
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) - 1 hour ARPAS Credit
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
View this webinar to gain an understanding of National Organic Program regulation 205.240 Pasture Practice standards and how NRCS conservation practices and prescribed grazing plans can help organic livestock producers meet this rule.
National Organic Program (NOP) regulations require that all ruminant livestock obtain a minimum of 30% of their dry matter intake from grazing throughout the growing season. Producers must be able to demonstrate through the records they keep how this has been accomplished. In this webinar, participants learn about the specifics of the new pasture management regulations, along with the contents of the grazing management plan that needs to be developed and followed to demonstrate compliance. Using the NRCS Prescribed Grazing (528) practice standard, organic livestock producers can meet the NOP regulations while improving their grazing productivity and protecting the environment. Several grazing management tools that aid in developing a grazing plan to meet the NOP regulations are demonstrated. In addition, numerous conservation practices that improve livestock watering, forage quality and livestock movement are discussed as key components of a prescribed grazing system.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS East and West National Technology Support Centers.
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