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Grazing Lands Focus of Upcoming Renowned National Conference
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HE 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GRAZING LANDS CON- ference will be held Dec. 13 to 16, at the Hyatt
Regency DFW near Grapevine. “We are excited about bringing this renowned na-
tional conference to Texas. Grazing lands make up more than a quarter of the private land acres in the U.S. and serve many roles, from homes for livestock and wildlife to sponges for rainfall, carbon reservoirs, hunting and fi shing grounds, and much, much more,” said Bob Drake, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Rais- ers Association director and National Grazing Lands Coalition chairman emeritus. “Sustainably managing all these roles across 530 million acres of grazing lands in this nation is a huge balancing act.” The conference will feature experts in range sci-
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ence, range and pasture management, forage manage- ment and animal behavior. Speakers include Dr. Don Ball, professor emeritus, Auburn University; Dr. Garry Lacefi eld, professor of plant and soil science, Extension forage specialist, University of Kentucky; Dr. Peter Ballerstedt, forage product manager, Barenbrug, USA; and Dr. Rachel Gilker and Kathy Voth, who produce “On Pasture,” an online grazing magazine that trans- lates research and experience into actions grazers can implement on their own operations. The conference will provide grazing information and
expert speakers in 4 tracks — Western, Midwestern, Eastern and Dairy. Topics include grazing manage- ment, grazing land economics and marketing, public policy, soil health and the ag/urban interface. There will be special sessions on prescribed burning and brush management and a Texas Social in the evening. Early bird registration of $295 is available through
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Oct. 15, 2015, followed by regular online registration of $365 until Dec. 4, 2015. On-site registration is also available at $365. For more information, visit www.
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