Workshop, farm tour explore management intensive grazing, May 27

A Management Intensive Grazing Workshop and Farm Tour for county agents and other agriculture professionals will be held Wednesday, May 27, 2009, at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge.

MIG is a grazing system where the animals are allowed to graze small portions of the pasture for short periods of time while other areas recover. The workshop, which includes lunch, a workshop manual, and a DVD on management intensive grazing, is free for county agents and other agriculture professionals. Farmers are also invited to participate.

Sign-in begins at 7:45 a.m. and the workshop will begin at 8:30 a.m. Morning sessions include visits to the Center’s Experiment Station and two farms where management intensive grazing is practiced. During the afternoon session, Ron Morrow of the Natural Resources Conservation Service in Arkansas will discuss the methods and benefits of management intensive grazing.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required. Please register for the workshop by contacting: James McNitt at james_mcnitt@suagcenter.com, or (225) 771-2262 x 270, Carl Motsenbocker at cmotsenbocker@agcenter.lsu.edu or (225) 578-1036, and Emily Neustrom at eneustrom@agcenter.lsu.edu or (225) 578-1037.

The workshop is sponsored by the Southern Sustainable Agriculture Working Group and the Louisiana Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Professional Development Program. For more information, contact McNitt at (225) 771-2242 ext. 270.