{"id":2260,"date":"2018-09-10T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-09-10T14:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2018-12-20T15:59:04","modified_gmt":"2018-12-20T20:59:04","slug":"grazing-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/grazing-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Grazing Class"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><span style=\"color: #008000\">Sign Up For Our Fall &amp; Winter Grazing Class 2018-2019!<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><b>Rutland, VT <\/b>March 5,12,19,26, 2019<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regonline.com\/2019grazingplanclass\">REGISTER NOW FOR THE RUTLAND CLASS!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>[Past- <\/b><b>Middlebury, VT <\/b>October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2018]<\/p>\n<p>10:00 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m<\/p>\n<p>The fee is $40 which includes <em>The Art and Science of Grazing<\/em> book by Sarah Flack. This class is for farmers who currently own livestock and want to create, improve or expand their pasture management system.<\/p>\n<p>Do you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Want to change from confinement or set rotation to management intensive grazing?<\/li>\n<li>Have a grazing plan, but want to better understand how to implement it?<\/li>\n<li>Need grazing infrastructure (e.g. fence, water, animal trails) and would like to design a system that may qualify for NRCS financial assistance?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Topics Covered<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pasture plant identification of common species, looking at favorable growth conditions, and how plants respond to grazing impact.<\/li>\n<li>Pasture nutrition and how it can affect grazing behavior and overall intake and animal performance.<\/li>\n<li>Grazing management concepts such as measuring dry matter availability, determining paddock sizes, stocking rate versus stocking density and overall acreage requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Soil health in pasture systems and the benefits of soil, forage and manure testing to understand nutrient cycling and nutrient management within pasture systems.<\/li>\n<li>Pasture system design to determine infrastructure needs and management techniques to avoid overgrazing damage, decreased carrying capacity and other negative impacts.<\/li>\n<li>Grazing record keeping systems and the benefits of monitoring and documenting activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to 4 class dates, there will also be opportunity for one-on-one consultation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2018\/09\/2018_GrazingClass_Flyer_Final2-1.pdf\">2018 Grazing Class Flyer- PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For information or questions, contact Cheryl Cesario- 802-388-4969 ext. 346 or 1-800-956-1125<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/xVRJ6iPcoto\">Directions &#8211; Google Map Link to Middlebury Office<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/jGkXeh2WGKn\">Directions &#8211; Google Map Link to Rutland Office<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regonline.com\/2019grazingplanclass\">REGISTER NOW FOR THE RUTLAND CLASS!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This program is supported with a grant from:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2014\/12\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-564 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2014\/12\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK.jpg?resize=163%2C148\" alt=\"\" width=\"163\" height=\"148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2014\/12\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK.jpg?resize=300%2C272&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2014\/12\/SARE_Northeast_CMYK.jpg?w=632&amp;ssl=1 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 85vw, 163px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2181 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=452%2C452\" alt=\"\" width=\"452\" height=\"452\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.uvm.edu\/cvcrops\/files\/2017\/10\/Cows-Providence-2.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 452px) 85vw, 452px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sign Up For Our Fall &amp; Winter Grazing Class 2018-2019! Rutland, VT March 5,12,19,26, 2019 REGISTER NOW FOR THE RUTLAND CLASS! [Past- Middlebury, VT October 18, 25, November 1, 8, 2018] 10:00 a.m. &#8211; 1:00 p.m The fee is $40 which includes The Art and Science of Grazing book by Sarah Flack. 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