Using Native Grasses for Livestock in the Eastern U.S.
Webinar Details
When:
May 14, 2013 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:04 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Reviewed for Continued Content Relevance: 08/2016
Presenter(s):
- Patrick Keyser, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Native Grasslands Management, Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
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
- Society for Range Management (SRM) - 1 hour SRM Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This webinar will increase conservation planning knowledge and skills to use native grasses as part of a managed grazing system in the eastern U.S.
Details of native grasses and the recommended species to use for various purposes, along with establishment challenges, grazing management practices, and ensuring sustainability of these grasses will be discussed. The presenter will address how native grasses can be used to add production to the warm season to complement typical cool-season grass-dominant pastures. Nutritional values of native grasses will be included in the presentation.
This webinar is sponsored by the USDA NRCS East National Technology Support Center.
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