2010
August 10-11,
Holiday
Inn,
2009 NCG
Previous NGC participants will receive a brochure in June. You can also access the pdf file of the 2009 brochure by clicking here. For questions, or to receive additional brochures, contact the Center for Grassland Studies, 402-472-4101, grassland@unl.edu. The UNL College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will cover the registration fee for the first 20 high school students who register. Contact the Center for Grassland Studies for details.
2009 NGC Program
Tuesday,
August 11
9:00 Registration
(browse exhibit
area, refreshments available)
10:00
Welcome and announcements
10:10 Opening
remarks, Steve Waller, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, UNL, Lincoln
10:30 What's Right with Nebraska?
Allan Nation, The Stockman Grass
Farmer, Ridgeland, MS
11:45 Lunch
12:30 Passing on the legacy, AB and Scout Cox, Mullen
1:00 100 Cow Program, Weldon Sleight, Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture, Curtis; Heath Zuellner, Campbell; Dan Habiger, Bushton, KS1:30 Cowboy Logic Networking Project, Lynn Myers, Lewellen
2:00 Break (browse exhibit area,
refreshments available)
2:30 Concurrent sessions:
Production Topics: winter
grazing supplementation strategies, Aaron Stalker, UNL, North Platte;
extended grazing in
heifer development systems, Rick Funston, UNL, North Platte; pasture
leases, Jessica Jones/Gary Stauffer, UNL, Tecumseh/O'Neill
Invasive Species:
the science, Karie Decker, Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife
Research Unit, UNL, Lincoln; control tools, Dana Larsen, USDA - Natural
Resources Conservation Service, Ord; leafy spurge management with
cattle, Jim Carr, Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition, Atkinson
4:30 Experimental
Evidence for Grazing Systems Research: Findings and Limitations,
Justin Derner,
USDA-ARS High Plains Grasslands Research Station, Cheyenne, WY
6:30 Banquet with speaker, R. P. Smith, The Cowboy Poet, Broken Bow
8:00 Informal visiting with speakers and each other
Wednesday,
August 12
8:30 Impacts of grazing conservation practices and fence/water development on livestock and wildlife, Bob Budd, Wyoming Wildlife and Natural Resource Trust, Lander, WY
9:30 Fence and Water
Systems: Mike Anderson, Lincoln; Terry Gompert, UNL,
Center; Jon Immink, Endicott
10:30 Break (browse exhibit area, refreshments available)
11:00 Becoming a grass farmer: John McGlynn, Verdigre; Randy Jenkins, Broken Bow
12:00 Lunch
12:45 Profitably
Ranching for Livestock and Wildlife,
Rick Danvir, Deseret Land & Livestock, Woodruff, UT
2:45 Wrap-up, evaluations and adjourn
HOTEL INFORMATION:
Holiday Inn
phone: 1-800-248-4460 (in
Make room reservations directly with the Holiday Inn (specify the
Nebraska
Grazing Conference). Rooms at Conference rate of $75.95 + tax per room
(1-4
persons) per night are held until July 14, 2009.
For information on Continuing Education Units, contact Dana Larsen
with the
Natural Resources Conservation Service, 308-534-2360 ext 3,
dana.larsen@ne.usda.gov.
Ordering
NGC
To celebrate our 10th year of this conference in 2010, all previous
years' proceedings have been reduced in cost. While supplies last, you
can order as follows: 2001-2005, $3 each; 2006-2009, $5 each
(includes s&h). Speakers and
topics for 2001-2008
conferences are listed below. To order, send a check (payable to
2008 Nebraska
Grazing Conference
Marketing grass-fed
beef: supply and demand, methods, tactics, and pitfalls, Allen
Williams, Tallgrass Beef Co., LLC, Sedan, KS
Legumes in grass pastures,
Bruce Anderson, UNL, Lincoln
Modifying animal behavior, Ray
Bannister, Wibaux, MT
Grazing basics: Terry Gompert,
UNL, Center; Bob Scriven, grazing consultant, Kearney
Grazing and wildlife: Mel
Nenneman, Valentine and Ronnie Sanchez, Kearney, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service; Larkin Powell, UNL, Lincoln
Land monitoring for management
decisions, Charley Orchard, Land EKG, Inc., Bozeman, MT
Grassland
monitoring: Bethany Johnston, UNL, Thedford; Cindy Tusler, UNL,
Rushville; Don Reeves, Central City
Utilizing
co-products in a beef livestock operation, Rick Rasby, UNL,
Lincoln
Co-products: Loren Berger,
Stapleton; Bob Price, Burwell
Our operation and transitioning to organic
production, John Ravenscroft, Three Bar Cattle Company, Cherry
County
Winter grazing strategies,
Jerry Volesky, UNL, North Platte
Grazing managers adapting to high
feed and fuel costs, Homer Buell, Bassett; Alan Janzen,
Henderson; Jay Wolf, Albion
2007 Nebraska
Grazing Conference
Opening
remarks, Bob Scriven, grazing consultant, Kearney, NE
MIG on range and pasture:
similarities and differences, Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands
Services, May, ID
Managing soil and water in range and
pasture systems, Jim Richardson, USDA - Natural Resources
Conservation Service, Lincoln, NE
Goat management: Mark Goes,
Instructor, Southeast Community College-Beatrice; Jim Jenkins,
Callaway, NE; Michelle Wendell, Brewster, NE
Technology tools for grazing:
Rob Ravenscroft, Lincoln, NE; Patrick Reece, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), Scottsbluff, NE; Jerry Volesky, UNL, North
Platte
Ethanol’s effect on cow-calf producers,
Darrell Mark, UNL, Lincoln, NE
Modifying livestock grazing behavior
to benefit wildlife and meet land management objectives, Derek
Bailey, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Evening workshop on monitoring grazing lands, conducted by Jim Gerrish,
who made three documents available online that he used in the workshop:
Pasture
Condition Score sheet
Guidelines
for using the Pasture Condition Score sheet
Inventory
Template (this is also in the 2007 NGC proceedings)
Stocking/restocking according to
weather and cattle cycles, Harlan Hughes, professor emeritus at
North Dakota State University and regular columnist for BEEF magazine,
Laramie, WY
Stocking decisions: a grazier's
perspective, A.B. Cox, Mullen, NE
Leases for resource management:
Harlan Hughes; J. David Aiken, UNL, Lincoln, NE; Al Steuter, Johnston,
NE
Managing with fire: Tim
Tunnell, The Nature Conservancy, Aurora, NE; Dana Larsen, USDA -
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Ord, NE; Rich Bringelson,
Doniphan, NE
Yesterday's success and tomorrow's
promise, panel of "seasoned" graziers (Boyd Adkinson, Benkelman;
Frank Bruning, Bruning; Jack Maddux, Wauneta) followed by panel of
"developing" graziers (Rod Christen, Steinauer; Rod Frank, Madrid; Curt
Morrow, O’Neill)
2006 Nebraska
Grazing Conference
Using
Animal Behavior to Manage Grazing, Fred Provenza, Utah State
University, Logan, UT
Highlights of the Grazing Livestock
Systems Undergraduate Major, Walter Schacht, UNL, Lincoln, NE
Making Cents with Grazing Yearlings,
Terry Klopfenstein, UNL, Lincoln, NE
Promoting Grassland Biodiversity,
Mark Humpert / Gerry Steinauer / Jarren Kuipers, Nebraska Game and
Parks Commission, Lincoln / Aurora / Beatrice, NE; Chris Helzer, The
Nature Conservancy, Aurora, NE
Irrigated Pastures, Jerry
Volesky, UNL, North Platte, NE; Bob Scriven, grazing consultant,
Kearney, NE; J.D. Anderson, producer, Arapahoe, NE
Holistic Grazing Planning – From the
Grass Roots Up, Byron Shelton, Buena Vista, CO
Setting Up Grazing Systems,
Harlow Hill, Maddux Cattle Co., Wauneta, NE; Jon Immink, Endicott, NE;
Lon Larsen, McWhorter-White Ranch, Brewster, NE
Conservation Easements: A Private
Path to Permanent Protection, Dave Sands, The Nebraska Land
Trust, Lincoln, NE
Measuring Success in Grazing
Management: A Balanced Approach, Barry Dunn, King Ranch
Institute for Ranch Management, Texas A&M University, Kingsville, TX
Birds and Grazing, Silka
Kempema, UNL, Lincoln, NE; Jeff Drahota, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Kearney, NE; Dan Kim, Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance
Trust, Wood River, NE
Winter and Summer Grazing Options,
Larry Wagner and Julie Williams, DVM, Wagner Land and Livestock and
Bijou Hills Grassfed Meat, LLC, Chamberlain, SD; Rob Mitchell, USDA -
Agricultural Research Service, Lincoln, NE
Breeding Grasses for Improved Beef
Cattle Income Per Acre, Ken Vogel, USDA - ARS, Lincoln, NE
Integrating Pasture with Row Crop
Production, John Sellers, Grassland Systems Program Coordinator
for Leopold Center and producer, Corydon, IA
2005
Animal
Behavior as it Relates to Grazing,
Integrated
Management of Red Cedar, Stevan Knezevic,
UNL
Cedar
Tree Control, Gordon Gosnell, Maxwell; T.J.
Irrigated
Pastures, Jim Choquette,
Economic
Considerations in Buying a Ranch, Burke Teichert,
Monitoring
Cattle Markets and Input Costs,
Jim Carr, Burwell
Increasing
Productivity with Dung Beetles and
Soil Organisms,
Pat and Dick Richardson,
Rotational
Grazing Without Fences for Livestock and
Wildlife, Terrence Bidwell,
Wildlife
and Grazing, Orvin Bontrager,
Servi-tech, Inc., Aurora; William
Pasture-finished/Grass-fed
Beef Production and
Marketing, Walter Bohaty,
Bellwood; Paul Rohrbaugh, Steinauer;
Kevin Fulton, Litchfield
2004 Nebraska Grazing Conference
Carbon Trading: Adding Value to Grazing, John Caveny, Environmentally Correct Concepts, Inc., Illinois
Carbon Sequestration in the Great Plains, Martin Kleinschmit, Center for Rural Affairs and Nebraska farmer, Hartington
Using Weather Forecasting Tools to Make Grazing Decisions, Brian Fuchs, UNL
Variation in Climate and Herbage Production, Doug Goodin, Kansas State U.; Walter Schacht, UNL
Grazing Management to Meet Multiple Objectives: What We Have Learned, Jerry Holechek, New Mexico State U.
Food Animal Traceability, Greg Ibach, Nebraska Dept. of Agriculture
Additive Benefits to Rotation Grazing, R.L. Dalrymple, formerly with the Noble Foundation, Oklahoma
How Grasses Grow, Lowell Moser, UNL
Using Goats in Grazing Systems to Control Weeds, Lani Malmberg, Wyoming
Goats: The Ultimate Rangeland Scavengers, Chad Peterson, Nebraska farmer, Bassett
Producer Panel: Why I Do What I Do, Moderator, Sallie Atkins, Halsey; A.B. Cox, Mullen; Harlow Hill, Wauneta; Marlene Moore, Wallace
2003 Nebraska Grazing Conference
Low-cost Grazing Strategies, Greg Simonds,
ranch
management consultant, Utah
Matching Genetics to Resources, Jim Gosey,
UNL
Winter Grazing and Supplementation of Cows, Don Adams, UNL
Building Localized, Producer-based Coalitions, Doug Whisenhunt,
Natural Resources Conservation Service, and members of the Loess Canyon
Rangeland Alliance
Stewardship of Grazing and Biodiversity, Bob Budd, The Nature
Conservancy, Wyoming
Learned Grazing Behavior, Fred Provenza,
Utah
State University
Drought, producer panel moderated by Roger Chesley,
Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition; with Homer Buell,
Rose; Dave Hamilton, Thedford; Richard Mazour, Deweese
Irrigated Pastures, producer panel moderated by Bob Scriven,
UNL; with Jim Choquette, Upland; Terri Edeal, Lexington; Terry Kucera,
Sargent Bluff, IA; Ellis Schrunk,
Bartlett
2002 Nebraska Grazing Conference
Cows, Grass, Dirt & Dollars, Dave Pratt, President, Ranch Management
Consultants,
Fairfield, California
Grazing Response Index Systems:
Decision-support Tools for Optimizing Grazing Management, Patrick Reece, rangeland ecologist,
UNL
Panhandle Research and Extension Center, Scottsbluff
Getting Started Grazing, Kim Stine, state range conservationist,
NRCS, North
Platte; Jan Joesph, range management
specialist,
NRCS, Valentine; producer panel: Scott Bodie,
Burchard; Mark Keck, Crofton; Linda Kemp,
North Platte
Restoring and Managing Diverse
Grassland
Plant Communities, Chris Helzer, land steward, The Nature Conservancy,
Aurora
Management of Eastern Red Cedar to
Improve Grazinglands,
John Ortman, rangeland ecosystem science,
Colorado
State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
ARCView Mapping,
Leah Carson, range management specialist, Upper Loup NRD, Thedford
Nutritional Benefits of
Grass-finished Bison
and Beef, Judy Driskell,
professor, nutritional science and dietetics, UNL, Lincoln
Tenderness, Sensory Characteristics,
and
Value of Grass-Fed Beef,
Chris
Calkins, professor, animal science and food science & technology,
UNL
Genetics for Grass-Fed Beef, Kit Pharo, Pharo Cattle Company, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
Grass-fed Protein Sources, Producer panel: Dairy, Dave Wetzel, Page,
Beef, Liz Sarno, Linwood; Poultry, Ray Seifer,
Sutherland
Using Cattle to Manage for
Biodiversity, Arnold
Mendenhall, Audubon Nebraska, Lincoln
Two Best and Two Worst Decisions We
Have Made
on the Ranch, Mike Spearman,
L Cross
Ranch, La Garita, Colorado
Cattle Markets: Situation, Outlook
and Issues, James Robb,
Director, Livestock Marketing
Information Center, Lakewood, Colorado
2001 Nebraska Grazing Conference
Making Money in the Beef Business, Barry Dunn, Range Livestock Specialist,
South Dakota
State University
Matching Production Systems to
Resources, Don Adams, UNL
Beef Specialist & Producer Panel
Challenges Evaluating the Economics
of
Grazing, John Lawrence,
Livestock
Economist, Iowa State University
Profit Strategies with Stockers, Gordon Hazard, Stocker Grazier/Consultant,
West Point, Mississippi
Grazing Strategies Before, During and
After
Drought, Pat Reece, UNL Range
and
Forage Specialist
Irrigated Pastures, Bob Scriven,
UNL Extension
Educator & Jerry Volesky, UNL Range
Specialist
Choosing the Right Cow for the Job, Kit Pharo, Pharo Cattle Company, Cheyenne Wells, Colorado
Land Trust -- Forever is a Long Time, Lynne Sherrod, Colorado Cattlemen's Land
Trust
Partnering for Conservation, Mike Kelly, Producer, Sutherland
Grazing Corn, Turnips, and Small
Grains, Terry Gompert, UNL
Extension Educator & producer panel