2024 LaGrange Grazing School Workshop
September 27-28, 2024
ParGil Natural Resources Learning Center
2335 N State Road 9 LaGrange, IN 46761
Schedule of Events
September 27, 2024
| 1:00pm | Welcome/Introductions |
| 1:10pm | Why Manage Your Grazing System? |
| 1:20pm | Web Soil Survey |
| 2:05pm | Roots, Shoots, Leaves, Sun, Photosynthesis, and Grazing |
| 2:50pm | Pasture Ecology and Soil Health |
| 3:05pm | Break |
| 3:20pm | Considerations for Paddock Design |
| 3:55pm | Break/Travel to Pasture |
| 4:05pm | Livestock Rotation/Forage ID/Weed ID/Pasture Evaluation |
| 5:05pm | Discussion |
| 5:20pm | Adjourn |
| 5:50pm | Travel back to Pargil |
September 28, 2024
| 8:30am | Welcome Back/Questions from Friday |
| 8:40am | Pasture Soil Fertility and Nutrient Cycling |
| 9:30am | Fencing (Outside) |
| 10:30am | Break |
| 10:45am | Water System Design & Components (Inside & Outside) |
| 11:35am | Understanding Animal Nutritional Needs as Influenced by Forage Quality |
| 12:25pm | Lunch |
| 1:10pm | Plant-induced Animal Disorders |
| 2:00pm | Extending the Grazing Season |
| 2:50pm | Record Keeping |
| 3:10pm | Final Questions |
| 3:25pm | Grazing School Evaluation |