WINTER 2016
Grass, Soil, and Hope
with Courtney White, author & Quivira Coalition cofounder
Kansas Graziers Association Winter Conference
Salina
Livestock Handling for Women
featuring Lucinda Stuenkel, Stuenkel Farms
Pre-conference workshop, Women Managing the Farm
Manhattan
Past Amazing Grazing III Events
Introduction to Agroforestry: Incorporating trees and shrubs into contemporary agricultural systems
featuring 14 internationally recognized and local experts
Topeka
Look and Learn Pasture Walks
featuring Dr. Dale Kirkham and NRCS area specialists
Five locations across Kansas in June
Role of Mycorrhizal Fungi in Soil Health
featuring Larry Simpson, Mycorrhizal Applications and a tour of The Land Institute with Wes Jackson
Salina
Cover Crop Bus Tour
visit four farms with Dale Strickler, Star Seed
Salina to Osborne
Cover Crops and Soil Health
featuring Dr. Christine Jones, Amazing Carbon and Gabe Brown, Brown’s Ranch
Emporia, Gail Fuller Farm
Livestock Water Development & Electric Fencing
with Mark Green, Missouri NRCS Specialist
Salina
Economics of the Livestock Industry
featuring Bill Helming, Bill Helming Consulting Services and Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands Services
Topeka, Ramada Downtown Convention Center
Getting Started in Grazing
with Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands Services
Salina
3-Day Grazing School
featuring Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands Services
Courtland
Eastern Kansas Cool Season Grazing Wisdom
featuring Gary Kilgore and Keith Harmoney, KSRE
Lawrence
Past Amazing Grazing II Events
Cattle: Successful Winter & Year-Round Grazing
featuring Dr. Jim Gerrish, founder Missouri Missouri Grazing School
Topeka, Downtown Ramada Conference Center
Pasture-Based Sheep & Goats
featuring Dr. Jim Gerrish, founder Missouri Missouri Grazing School
Manhattan, Sheraton Four Points
Livestock Water Development & Electric Fencing
featuring Mark Green, Missouri NRCS Specialist
Topeka, Downtown Ramada Conference Center
Using Cover Crops to Extend the Grazing Season
Farm Tour with Dale Strickler
Courtland, Strickler Farm
Hands on Herd Health: Sheep & Goats
featuring Dr. Brian Faris, KSRE Sheep & Meat Goat Specialist
Manhattan, K-State Sheep & Meat Goat Center
Farming Transitions and Apprenticeships and Getting Started w/Multiple Species & Enterprises
with Cody Holmes, Rockin H Ranch and Real Farm Foods
Manhattan, Sheraton Four Points
Emergency Planning for the Farm + Living Barns: Windbreaks for Winter Protection
featuring KSRE Animal Science and Forestry experts
Salina on Dec 10 and Dighton on December 11
Goat and Sheep Dairy Enterprise Exploration: Getting the most out of your milk
with Charuth van Beuzekom-Loth, Dutch Girl Creamery
Lawrence, Pachamamas
Kansas Graziers Association Winter Conference: Healthy Soils, Healthy Landscapes
with Dr. Fred Provenza, Utah State University
Salina, Ambassador Hotel
Meat Processing and Marketing for Optimal Sales
featuring local livestock producers & processor
Manhattan, Pottorf Hall
Kansas State University’s Sheep Day
featuring nationally-known and regional speakers
Manhattan, K-State Sheep & Meat Goat Center
