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Certified Biomass Procurement Specialist - Switchgrass
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Jun 30, 2021
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Sustainable Agriculture,
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Farmers,
Grasses,
Switchgrass,
Native Grasslands,
Farming,
Agriculture
This eight-hour online course is designed to prepare agriculturists to work with farmers as employees of a bio-refinery to provide its feedstock needs. Course topics include site selection, soils, drainage, fertility, varieties, weed control, selecting growers, contracts, production systems and other switchgrass production issues. Course instructors are specialists from Auburn University, University of Tennessee, University of Kentucky and Genera Energy. For more information or to enroll contact Mark Hall (hallmah@auburn.edu).
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Winter Grazing - a Better Way to Feed
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Jun 17, 2021
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Winter Grazing,
USDA,
Grasses,
Webinar,
North Carolina,
Video,
NRCS,
Cattle,
Native Grasslands,
Grazing,
Livestock
In this video, three livestock producers describe how extending the grazing season with winter grasses has saved them time and money, while also improving the environment; and they demonstrate the methods they used to achieve these savings. Sponsored by the NRCS - East National Technology Support Center.
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Native Grass College: Video series
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Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Mar 05, 2022 01:54 AM
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Livestock,
Grasses,
University,
Webinar,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Agriculture,
Grasslands
The Native Grass College offers short videos and resources for practitioner and landowners to learn how to 1) Establish Native Grasses, 2) Control Grass Competition, and 3) Manage grazing. Native grasses are better for grazing and for wildlife. Developed by Dr. Pat Keyser, Center for Native Grasslands Management at the University of Tennessee.
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Producer Adoption of Native Grass Forages
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Dec 30, 2020
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Mar 31, 2021 06:55 PM
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WLFW,
Livestock,
Grasses,
Webinar,
Center for Native Grasslands,
Pasture,
Native Grasslands,
Grazing
Pat Keyser (Center for Native Grasslands, University of Tennessee) describes opportunities for practitioners to better partner with livestock producers to adopt native grass forages and advance working lands conservation. What is good for the cows is good for native species too. This webinar was presented as part of the Mississippi Flyway Summit in September 2020.
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Planting Native Grasses: Missouri Forage and Livestock Series
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Dec 30, 2020
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last modified
Apr 21, 2023 03:32 PM
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filed under:
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WLFW,
Livestock,
Grasses,
Webinars and Instructional Videos,
Northern Bobwhite Quail,
Webinar,
Grasslands and Savannas,
Native grasses,
Working Lands for Wildlife,
Livestock grazing,
Agriculture
Pat Keyser (University of Tennessee) and Rick Rath (Missouri Department of Conservation) share about establishing and managing native grasses on pasture lands. Native grasses benefit not only livestock, but wildlife too. This webinar can help practitioners and landowners alike.
Filmed January 20, 2021 - Missouri Forage and Livestock Series
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