LOVELOCK - If you haven't attended one of the Nevada Range Management Schools, another opportunity is available. The next workshop is scheduled for the Pershing County Community Center on Oct. 23 at 8:30 am. This workshop is offered free of charge to the public; however, pre-registration is requested.
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension team of educators will be teaching a curriculum that includes the following:
- Grass growth/physiology
- Principles of timing and duration of grazing
- Grazing plan strategies
- Riparian area management
- Targeted grazing
- Animal nutrition
- Drought management
- livestock behavior
- Ranch management examples and monitoring by permittees
This workshop is designed to put ranchers and agency range conservationists on the same page, ensuring not only better forage available for livestock, but healthy, productive rangelands for wildlife, recreation, and other uses. Recent comments include: "Instructors were familiar with local issues and knowledgeable in the subject matter" and "This was an excellent program - keep it going!"
The University of Nevada Cooperative Extension continues to lead a team of educators, teaching a curriculum called "Range Management School" (RMS) across northern and central Nevada. Modified from a Colorado program, RMS uses sound science, collaboration, and common sense within a unified message by a team of interdisciplinary instructors.
The curriculum includes sections on the following: grass growth/physiology, principles of timing and duration of grazing, grazing plan strategies, riparian area management, targeted grazing, animal nutrition, drought management, livestock behavior, ranch management examples, monitoring by permittees, and other information.
This workshop, focusing on sustainability, is designed to put ranchers and agency range conservationists on the same page, ensuring not only better forage available for livestock, but healthy, productive rangelands for wildlife, recreation, and other uses. Recent comments include: "Instructors were familiar with local issues and knowledgeable in the subject matter" and "This was an excellent program - keep it going!"
Other teaching partners in this educational effort include the Natural Resources Conservation Service; UNR's College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources; Bureau of Land Management; U.S. Forest Service; and the Nevada ranching industry. Since December of 2005, 13 workshops have been held, reaching 249 participants in the following locations: Eureka, Fallon, Winnemucca (twice), Elko, Ely, Jackpot, Paradise Valley, Pioche, Wells, Tonopah, Battle Mountain, and Reno.
If you would like more information about this meeting or to pre-register, contact Steve Foster at 775-273-2923 or email me at fosters@unce.unr.edu .
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