AT24-343 Grazing land Nutritional Monitoring: Learning from the Land – Day 2, Sonora

Event Title: Grazing land Nutritional Monitoring: Learning from the Land – Day 1, Sonora

AT-VMS:AT: AT: Texas A&M AgriLife (Enter AT#, Class Title as posted, Location, and Presenter)

Comments:AT24-343 Grazing land Nutritional Monitoring: Learning from the Land – Day 2, Sonora, Presenter:
Dr. Douglas Tolleson (AT=7.5 h)

Event Date: 09/05/2024
Event Time: 8:00a-4:00p

Continues from 9/4/2024 (AT24-341)

Event Summary: Learn about Grazing land Nutritional Monitoring: Learning from the Land, Learning from the Cows, Learning from Each Other

Event Description:

Led by Texas A&M Agrilife Research, this project introduces historically underserved producer groups to non-invasive grazing animal nutritional monitoring methods via peer-to-peer workshops. The project provides high-impact experiential learning opportunities for producers and NRCS personnel via grazing animal performance demonstrations and upgrades of the fecal near infrared spectroscopy/Nutritional Balance Analyzer (FNIRS/Nutbal) system in real-world production settings. This project is made possible through support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service Grazingland Conservation Initiative.

8:00a – Where do I go for grazing management and animal nutrition information?

8:30a – Body Condition Scoring and Low Stress Livestock Handling

10:00a – Grazing Animal Diet Selection and Behavior (Plant ID Pasture Walk and Diet Selection with near infrared spectroscopy)

12:00p – Working Lunch – Intro to Gan Lab/Nutritional Balance Analyzer

1:00p – Good Grazing Management is Climate Smart

2:00p – Presentation of local ranch FNIRS/Nutbal results, group discussion of how these would affect grazing and feeding decisions

2:45p Roundtable discussion of workshop, general grazing topics, etc.

3:30p Dismiss

Cost: Free – Includes Lunch

Register @: Register by 8/28/2024 to Kathryn.wardlaw@ag.tamu.edu or 325-387-3168

Event Location:
Texas A&M AgriLife Research Station
Hwy 760
Sonora, Texas 76950

Presenters:
Dr. Douglas Tolleson

Contact Information: Kathryn.wardlaw@ag.tamu.edu or 325-387-3168

Organization Website: https://cgrm.tamu.edu › grazingland-nutrition-monitoring

Sponsoring Organization: Texas Agrilife