ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a pasture management session, "Spring Grazing – Opportunities and Management Needs," Feb. 27, 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the Corning Public Library. Read more about Pasture Management Session to be Held in Corning
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach specialists Patrick Gunn and Joe Sellers have created a new fact sheet, "Pasture and Grazing Arrangements for Beef Cattle," for those who use pasture and grazing rentals in their operations. Read more about New Iowa Beef Center Fact Sheet Provides Guidance for Grazing Contracts
Southeast Iowa producers who want to conserve natural resources while being able to optimize their forage and livestock production are invited to attend the 2017 Greenhorn Grazing series in Mount Pleasant this summer. Read more about Southeast Iowa Greenhorn Grazing Series Features Forage and Grazing Education
Grazing management and managing tall fescue are the topics to be covered during southern Iowa beef management workshops May 30, 31 and June 1. Read more about Beef Management Workshops Offer Fescue and Supplementation Info
ISU Extension and Outreach is offering a short course designed for graziers interested in a more controlled and management intensive grazing system. Read more about Short Course will Help Producers Improve Grazing Knowledge and Skills
The 2017 field day of the Iowa State University McNay Memorial Research Farm will provide updates on grazing and cover crops, including a pasture tour spotlighting weed control techniques and planning for stockpiled grazing. The Aug. 2 event also will provide the latest in selected beef cattle research projects and specific results on the farm cattle. Read more about McNay Memorial Research and Demonstration Farm Field Day to Focus on Grazing, Cover Crops, Cattle Research
A three-day late summer bus tour -- the Cow Caravan -- features some of Iowa’s successful grazing and confinement cow operations. The Aug. 29-31 tour is a component of the Iowa Beef Center’s Cow Systems Project, created to evaluate management practices among operations ranging from extensive grazing systems to year-round confinement. Read more about Join Iowa Beef Center on Three-Day Cow Caravan Bus Tour in Late August
Just two sessions remain in this year’s Greenhorn Grazing series in southern Iowa, and people who want to attend are encouraged to register soon for accurate meal count. Read more about Two Sessions Remain in Southern Iowa Greenhorn Grazing Workshop Series
Joe Sellers, beef specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, will discuss which practices make grazing more effective and how management-intensive grazing can work on Iowa farms. Read more about Iowa Learning Farms Webinar to Discuss Management-Intensive Grazing and Grasslands
Four new fact sheets on contract grazing for cattle are now available on the Iowa Beef Center website. The series was developed by a specialized working group within the Green Lands, Blue Water project, including two Iowa State University specialists. Read more about Contract Grazing Fact Sheet Series Now Available
