Resources
Conference Proceedings
CD copies of 2010, 2009 and 2008 AFGC Conference Proceedings, and printed copies of 2007 AFGC Conference Proceedings, are available for purchase. Copies cost $30 each (includes shipping and handling). AFGC accepts MasterCard, Visa and American Express (call headquarters to order by credit card). Contact AFGC is you are looking for a year prior to 2007 - we may have limited quantities available.
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American Forage and Grassland Council
PO Box 867
Berea, KY 40403
e-mail: info@afgc.org
Telephone: 800.944.2342
Fax: 859.623.8694
Rangeland CEAP report available, Pastureland CEAP progress
The Rangeland CEAP Report is available on line at http://www.nrcs.usda.gov/wps/portal/nrcs/detail/national/technical/nra/ceap/?&cid=stelprdb1045811
The exhaustive assessment of seven practice standards that are used in management of rangelands was managed and edited by David Briske at Texas A & M.. The publication involved 40 rangeland scientists and focuses on a detailed literature synthesis that will be useful for accountability and to build a solid scientific foundation to improve natural resource assessment, conservation planning and implementation of practices. The parallel Pastureland CEAP assessment, that began later and is being managed and edited by Jerry Nelson at the University of Missouri, is in the final stages of preparation and should be available on line early in 2012. Hard copies of both assessments will also be available.
Virginia Farmers Are Talking About Continuous No-Tilland Improved Grazing Management…
And now you can hear what they are saying by watching our new “Gaining Ground” movies!
In our two movies, each just 15 minutes long, a dozen Virginia farmers explain how continuous no-till and managed grazing have improved their farms and their lives.
Also featured are amazing soil and water demonstrations that show how these farming methods help rebuild soil with dramatic implications for agricultural productivity and environmental quality.
The Gaining Ground movies are available for immediate on-line viewing. You can also watch the movies by obtaining a DVD.
To view the movies, obtain a DVD, or find out how you can gain more ground with no-till farming or managed grazing, visit GainingGroundVirginia.org or, for Virginia residents, your local NRCS, Virginia Cooperative Extension, or Soil & Water Conservation District Office.
The Downstream Project produced the Gaining Ground movies in partnership with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia No-Tillage Alliance, Virginia Forage and Grassland Council, and the Shenandoah and New River-Highlands Resource Conservation and Development Councils. These movies are also gaining endorsement by a growing number of other agricultural and environmental partners across Virginia.
Please forward this e-mail, share the GainingGroundVirginia.org link, or share the DVD with all your contacts interested in agriculture and the environment.
And don’t forget to tell us what you think through the GainingGroundVirginia.org feedback page!
“These videos show that farmers and ranchers can run a environmentally sound operation and still be profitable. Every farmer should watch them.” – Howard Straub, Farmer and President, American Forage and Grassland Council
- “Our Association strongly supports the message delivered in Successful No-Till Farmers Tell Their Stories.” — Dee Dee Darden, Farmer and President, Virginia Grain Producers Association
- “Every farmer managing livestock on grasslands should watch Successful Graziers Tell Their Stories.” — Alan Spivey, Farmer and President, Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
- “These movies demonstrate how management decisions that are good for clean water can also be good for the farm’s bottom line.” — Ann Jennings, Virginia Executive Director, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
- "An International Terminology for Grazing Lands and Grazing Animals" Published by Grass and Forage Science, March, 2011. Use the following link for free access to Terminology at Wiley Online Library. Translations from the original English version are available as Supporting Information
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1365-2494.2010.00780.x/pdf
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