KNOXVILLE,
Tenn. — Continuing with a series of Extension trainings, Patrick Keyser has
just released the third in a sequence of native grass management videos,
“Grazing Management 101.”
Keyser,
professor in the Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries and director
for the Center for Native Grasslands Management, launched the Native Grass
College (NGC) in 2018. NGC is a free Extension resource that takes viewers into
the field, giving them comprehensive information and detailed visuals on a
variety of subjects related to managing native grass forages.
“Grazing
Management 101” provides the tools and information needed to manage native
grass pastures with different grazing techniques. “As long as growers realize
that these are tall-growing grasses that respond to grazing differently, they
are on the right track. The key is maintaining optimal canopy height,” says
Keyser.
To
view the course and access other resources, visit nativegrasses.utk.edu/curricula.htm.
Previous NGC videos, “Native Grass Establishment 101” and “Competition Control
101” are available at the link as well.
The
UT Department of Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries is part of the Herbert
College of Agriculture, UT AgResearch and UT Extension at the University of
Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The curricula focus on a mastery learning
approach, emphasizing practical, hands-on experiences. FWF’s faculty, staff and
students conduct research and extension that advances the science and
sustainable management of our natural resources. For more information, visit fwf.tennessee.edu.
Through
its mission of research, teaching and extension, the University of Tennessee
Institute of Agriculture touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. ag.tennessee.edu
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Contact: Kristy Keel-Blackmon, communications specialist,
UTIA Department of Forestry, Wildlife & Fisheries, 865-974-8342, kristyak@utk.edu