| Day 1 | |
| 7:30 | Registration |
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| 8:00 | Welcome and Introductions
Dave Davis, Superintendent FSRC |
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| 8:30 - 12:00 | Session 1: Soil and Fertility Management in Pasture Systems |
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| 8:30 - 10:00 | Nitrogen cycling in pasture systems.
John Lory, Nutrient management specialist, MU |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | BREAK |
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| 10:15 - 11:00 | Field exercise: Characterizing nutrient distribution in pastures
John Lory and Jim Gerrish, MU |
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| 11:00 - 12:00 | Field exercise: The effect of landscape on soil properties and productivity.
Randy Miles, Professor of Soil Science, MU |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH |
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| 1:00 - 5:00 | Session II: Livestock care and management on pasture |
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| 1:00 - 2:00 | Understanding the California Net Energy system
KC Olson, Beef Nutritionist, Commercial Ag Beef Focus Team |
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| 2:00 - 3:00 | Hands-on Body Condition Scoring exercise
KC Olson |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | BREAK |
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| 3:15 - 4:15 | Using the net energy system for nutritional management
KC Olson |
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| 4:15 - 5:15 | Beef Quality Assurance Program
Bob Larson. Extension Veterinarian, Commercial Ag Beef Focus Team |
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| 5:30 - 6:00 | Summarize soil sampling exercise from AM
John Lory |
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| 6:00 | SUPPER
Prime Rib by Rob King |
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| Day 2 |
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| 8:00 - 12:00 | Session III: Physiological and ecological basis of grazing management |
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| 8:00 - 10:00 | Plant physiology and grazing management
Jerry Nelson, Professor of Crop Physiology, MU |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | BREAK |
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| 10:15 - 12:00 | Field observation of grazing management responses
Jerry Nelson, Maurice Davis, NRCS State Grassland Conservationist |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | LUNCH |
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| 1:00 - 5:00 | Session IV: Plant-animal-environmental interface |
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| 1:00 - 3:00 | Basis of diet selection by grazing livestock
Fred Provenza, Professor of Rangeland Resources, Utah State University |
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| 3:00 - 3:15 | BREAK |
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| 3:15 - 5:00 | Understanding and managing the tall fescue endophyte problem
Craig Roberts & KC Olson |
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| 6:00 | Dinner
KC Strip by Rob King |
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| Day 3 |
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| 8:00 - 12:00 | Session V: Pasture monitoring and record keeping |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 | Keeping meaningful pasture records
Jim Gerrish |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 | How I use my pasture records
Martin Turner, Beef Producer |
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| 10:00 - 10:15 | Break |
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| 10:15 - 12:00 | Pasture monitoring
Maurice Davis & Jim Gerrish |
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch |
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| 1:00 - 3:00 | Tour of current research projects at FSRC |
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| 3:00 | Adjourn |
