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2012 Winter Grazing Seminar will be hosted by the Toole, Glacier, Liberty and Pondera County Conservation Districts. The event will be held at Norley Hall in Conrad, MT on Feb. 16-17.
Poster2012 Winter Grazing Seminar featured speakers will include:
Fred Provenza, Utah State University professor emeritus, with a presentation on grazing animal behavior. Mr. Provenza spent his career researching grazing animal behavior; how and why they choose what and where to eat. His research is very interesting and can be applied to grazing management to assist cattle ranchers in improving their system. Please visit the website to learn more about animal behavior: http://extension.usu.edu/behave/.
Marni Thompson, NRCS Resource Conservationist in the Great Falls Area Office. Marni has used animal behavior research to carry out many Cow’s Eating Weeds projects in Montana. Cow’s Eating Weeds is a particular method of manipulating cattle behavior developed by Kathy Voth. Please see Kathy’s website to learn more about this method: http://livestockforlandscapes.com/index.htm. Marni will offer a presentation on success stories of cattle grazing weeds, specifically a ranch in Pondera County.
Marsha Goetting, Montana State University Agriculture Economics professor in Bozeman. Dr. Goetting will give an interactive presentation on agriculture estate planning. Seminar participants will have an opportunity to ask specific questions in relation to estate planning and current laws pertaining to estates and multi-generation farm/ranch planning.
Patsy Houghton, founder of Heartland Cattle Company, McCook, Nebraska. Patsy will talk about her original professional heifer development program and research center. This heifer development program is designed to improve many aspects of the cattle herd including; increased conception rates, more uniform calf crop, and improved record keeping and profitability. Visit Patsy’s website for more information on the program and the research center: http://www.heartlandcattle.com/index.html.
For more information, contact Heidi Crum, State Coordinator, Rangeland Resources Program at (406) 444-6619 or Kody Farkell, Administrator Pondera County Conservation District at (406) 278-7611.
