Colorado State University’s Departments of Animal Science and Soil & Crop Sciences will be hosting a beef cattle field day and pasture school at ARDEC in Fort Collins, Colorado, October 4-5, 2018. It will feature an update and tour of the CSU pivot grazing project, experienced faculty and producers discussing grazing strategies, and a hands-on workshop to improve your grazing management skills.
Registration is $20 for Day 1 (Field Day) or $100 for Day 1 & 2 (Field Day & Pasture School).
Please register by September 28 to reserve your spot. Registration for Day 2 Pasture School is limited to the first 30 participants. To register, go to: www.csubeef.com
For More Information Contact: Ryan D. Rhoades at Ryan.Rhoades@colostate.edu or 970-491-2814
Program
DAY 1: GENERAL FIELD DAY & PASTURE TOUR
9:30 Welcome & Overview
10:00 CSU Grazing Project Update & Tour
-Objectives & Design
-Demonstration Move of Cattle
-Lessons Learned in 2018: Good, Bad, and Ugly
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Irrigated Pasture: Nebraska Experience: Jerry Volesky
2:00 Implementing Grazing Strategies: Producer Panel
3:5 Conclude & Optional ARDEC Tour
DAY 2: PASTURE SCHOOL SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
8:30 Welcome & Overview
9:00 Hands-On Pivot Workshop
-Electric Fencing 101
-Estimating Pasture Yield
-Utilization & Selectivity
-Pasture Condition Scoring
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Classroom Workshop
-Grazer’s Math Exercise
-Options for Extending Grazing Season
-Planned Grazing Using Technology
-Budgeting Irrigated Pasture Costs
3:00 Conclude
