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Strategy vs. System: Grazing for Desired Outcomes symposium Dec. 2 to 4Colorado Ranchers, grazers, and range professionals across the west and Midwest are invited to attend the "Grazing Systems vs. Strategy: Grazing for Desired Outcomes" conference. Speakers with experience on three different continents and across the western United States are coming to be part of this once in a lifetime event. The presentations are sure to challenge everyone's ideas about the 'how to' of grazing management. The conference will be held at the Fort Collins, Colo., Marriott beginning at 12:30 p.m., Dec. 2. It will end with the free Nick Petry Workshop, Dec. 4 which will close at 3 p.m. The opening presentations Dec. 2 will address 'Plant/Animal Interaction on Landscapes'. Speakers include Pat Reece CEO, Prairie and Montane Enterprises who will discuss 'Timing of Grazing and its Effects on Individual Plants.' The morning session Dec. 3, 'Animal Selectivity--Implications for Management and Research Design' will begin at 8 a.m. Among the presenters will be Fred Provenza, one of the world's foremost animal behavior researchers. A terrific speaker, Fred will share 'Why Animals Do What They Do--Influences of Animal Experience on Grazing Choices.' Also on Dec. 3, Richard Teague will discuss 'Why Researchers and Practitioners Report Different Results.' Richard grew up in Africa, works in north Texas and is an outspoken proponent of planned grazing management. 'Managing Grazing for Desired Ecological Outcomes' on Dec. 3 will be of the most interest to ranchers. Jim Richardson will give a lively presentation about how 'Grazing Management Affects Soils and the Water Cycle.' Terry Messmer will share how grazing management has been used to improve wildlife habitat in the Dakotas and Utah. Brien Norton, from Kalgoorlie, Australia, will address 'Grazing Research and Grazing Management: Where Theory Meets Reality.' Afterword, registrants are invited to stay for pizza and beverages during a question and answer session with all of the speakers from the previous two days. Dec. 4 will be the Nick Petry Workshop portion of the conference. "Planning Grazing Management: A Key to Profits" will begin at 8 a.m. and close at 3 p.m. Speakers include Colorado ranchers John Welch, Jim Howell, and Grady Grissom, plus Pat Reece and Rick Danvir, manager, Deseret Land and Livestock. Topics Dec. 4 include: 'How do I successfully adapt management strategies to my operation?' 'How can grazing management be used to reduce risk?' 'Grazing strategies that work for different production environments' and 'Increasing profit and production with multi-species grazing.' All of the day's speakers will be available for questions and discussion. For a full agenda, speaker biographies, registration, and more information go to the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management website at http://www.cssrm.org/toursmeetings.html. You may also call Tim Steffens at 719-523-6251 ext. 3. Registration for Dec. 2 and 3 is $100 for SRM Members and $150 for non-members. Student registrations are $60. Registration includes snacks, pizza and the noon meal at the Petry workshop. Add $20 per person if registering after Nov. 25. The Dec. 2 evening banquet is an additional $38 per plate. The Nick Petry Workshop Dec. 4, is free. However a lunch count is required by Nov. 25. To reserve your seat, call 970-491-1610 or go to: www.wcirm.colostate.edu/calendar/Petry2008.html. Rooms are being held at the Fort Collins Marriott for a special rate of $85 per night until Oct. 20. You can book rooms online, at: http://cwp.marriott.com/ftcco/cosocietyrangemanagement. Or, call the hotel at 800-342-4398 and tell them you are with the "Colorado Section for the Society of Range Management." Conference sponsors and supporters are: the Colorado Section of the Society for Range Management, the National Western Stock Show Scholarship Fund, Colorado State Land Board, Colorado Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, The Nature Conservancy, The Quivira Coalition, Crystalyx, Colorado Holistic Management, Holistic Management International, Colorado State Conservation Board and the Western Center for Integrated Resource Management. 10/6/08 Date: 10/1/08 Advertisement
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