STOCKTON, Mo. — “Native warm season grasses can be an important forage as cattle operations move to the summer months,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Development of knowledge and skills in areas of establishment and grazing management of native warm season grasses may be beneficial to cattle operation productivity and profitability. Therefore, MU Extension is collaborating with MU/MDC Native Grass Group, the Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District, MFA and Kevin Welsh Farm to provide a Native Warm Season Grass Pasture Walk on July 22nd. This workshop will be at Kevin Welsh Farm, 4640 HWY 123, Fair Play, MO 65649, beginning at 5:00 p. m.
“This workshop will discuss establishment and cattle grazing management of native warm season grasses,” says Davis. The discussion will include a panel of speakers which are Kevin Welsh, farmer/landowner, Terry Halleran, MU Extension Agronomy Field Specialist, and Landry Jones, MFA Natural Resources Grazing Conservation Specialist.
Specific topics will include:
Native Warm Season Grass Establishment
Cattle Grazing Management of Native Warm Season Grasses
Drill management and calibration
Also as part of the education Kevin Welsh will lead a tour of his farms native warm season grass plantings and discuss their utilization in his fall calving cow-calf operation.
“The workshop is free to the public and a meal will be provided,” says Davis. This event is being provided free to the public with help from the MU/MDC Native Grass Group. To attend registration is required by July 18th. To register visit the registration website at https://shorturl.at/nmTJY. For questions associated with registration contact the Polk County MU Extension Center at (417) 326-4916 or Davis by email at davismp@missouri.edu.
–Patrick Davis, MU Extension
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