Using Adaptive Grazing to Improve Soil Health in Grazing Ecosystems
Webinar Details
When:
Jan 10, 2017 2:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:03 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Stan Boltz, Regional Soil Health Specialist (ND, SD), USDA NRCS Soil Health Division, Huron, SD
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) - 1 hour ARPAS Credit
- Certificate of Participation
- Conservation Planner (CP) - 1 hour Conservation Planning Credit
- Society for Range Management (SRM) - 1 hour SRM Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This webinar will teach strategies for improving soil function on range and pastures, including an emphasis on management of livestock like large migratory herds in natural systems for proper herd impact and increased nutrient and water cycling in grass ecosystems.
Adaptive management strategies are often employed in successful grazing land operations to adjust for uncertainty in ecological systems and processes. Livestock can be used as a tool to achieve specific resource objectives. Producers can use monitoring and decision-support tools such as the South Dakota Drought Tool and the North Dakota Drought Calculator to anticipate responses of the resources and achieve desired outcomes. Producers utilizing adaptive management can spread these experiences through the conservation community through participation in conservation group activities. This webinar will include discussion on how adaptive management can be and has been used to improve soil health on grazing lands, including a discussion of management options that may result in improved conditions.
This webinar is presented by USDA NRCS Soil Health Division.
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