Grazing School 2022
2022 San Joaquin Valley Grazing School
UC Cooperative Extension
&
Delta Junior College
GRAZING SCHOOL
May 13, 2022
Agenda
UC Cooperative Extension & San Joaquin Delta College Farm
99 Frontage Road
Manteca, California
May 13, 2022
|
Time |
Topic(s) |
Speaker(s) |
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8:30 am |
Introductions and Course Overview Objectives Ground Rules Logistics |
J. Cardoso |
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8:40 am |
Principles of Managed Grazing - timing, Intensity, Season of Use |
S. Larson |
|
9:10 am |
Animal Nutrition, Body Condition, Animal Behavior |
J. Cardoso |
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9:30 am |
Animal Husbandry Basics – Carrying Capacity, Stocking Rate, |
T. Becchetti |
|
10:15 am |
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunities |
J. Swenson, FSA |
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10:45 am |
Pasture and Range Ecology Grazing Planning Pasture Assessment |
Group Exercise |
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11:30 am |
Health Issues – Parasite Control, Toxic Plants, weed management |
T. Becchetti |
|
12:00 pm |
Lunch |
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|
12:45 pm |
Predator Control |
S. Larson |
|
1:00 pm |
Healthy Soils |
P. Brownsey, S. Larson |
|
1:30 pm |
Review a 24-hour Graze – Field Activity; talk about fencing |
Group Exercise |
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4:00 pm |
Monitoring, Adaptive Management |
T. Becchetti |
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4:30 pm |
Match.Graze & Marketing Your Business (bidding a job) |
S. Larson |
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5:00 pm |
Discussion |
All |
|
5:30 pm |
Dinner / Grazer Panel covering: mitigation bank grazing, grazing in solar, grazing for fire reduction. |
TBD |
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7:00 pm |
Adjournment |
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