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Pasture Management Professional Development Workshop August 21-23, 2012 University of Idaho Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension, and Education Center North of Salmon Audience: College educated, more than 50% with advanced degrees in Agriculture or Biological Sciences. Assume basic plant biology understanding. Assume participants will read comprehensive reference materials. Forage and pastures are very diverse subjects; we will focus on understanding key concepts rather than covering everything. Course description: Importance and nature of forage and grassland resources; application of biological principles to growth, development, management, and use of cultivated forage plants as pasture and conserved feed; interaction of soils, plants, animals, and environment in forage-livestock systems; and design of sustainable grassland production systems. Learning will be through lecture, discussion, reading, problem-solving in field exercises, and exams. Reading assignments are designed to provide further information of interest after the seminar. Field and lab exercises and lectures will be complementary and interactive. Course objectives: Students will learn the fundamentals of forage plant structure, growth, development, physiology, management, nutritional value, and contributions to agricultural sustainability. This will include i) how forage plants function and respond to their environment; ii) the integration of forage plants and livestock into systems; and iii) how to approach problems in forage and grassland management. Through lab and field exercises, students will gain understanding of the concepts and nature of scientific investigation. The course stresses principles and relationships, which can later be applied to specific cases in the design and management of sustainable forage-livestock systems. More information at http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/forage/ or contact Glenn Shewmaker, Extension Forage Specialist, (209) 423-6678 or gshew@uidaho.edu. |
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