This is not a cookie cutter “course” that will cure all your forage resource problems. This academy is built to equip you for success. There will be assignments to help you hone skills and gain the information necessary to be successful. We are confident that you’ll make or save more money than you spend on this investment.
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Academy Registration & Payment Deadline:
- January 8, 2025
Investment:
- $400 Per Participant
- Additional Participant From Same Operation: $200
- Repeat Course At Half Price
Payment options:
- Cash
- Check – Made Payable to “Hale Ag Improvement”
- Debit/Credit Card ( $16 processing fee)
**If mailing payment, send to: Hale County Extension Office, 225 Broadway, Ste. 6, Plainview, TX 79072
Class Schedule:
- Monday, January 27, 2025 | 1:00-5:00 PM
- Monday, February 24, 2025 | 1:00-5:00 PM
- Monday, March 24, 2025 | 1:00-5:00 PM
- Monday, April 28, 2025 | 1:00-5:00 PM
- Rest of Dates To Be Decided
Class Location:
- Hale County Extension Office, 225 Broadway, Plainview, Texas, 79072. (West Side Entrance. Our doors face Austin Street.)
Course Details:
This 40-hour course combines interactive discussions, instructor-led sessions, and evaluations to equip land managers with essential skills and knowledge. Topics include:
- Forage-based livestock economics
- Plant physiology and grazing responses
- Ecological processes affecting forage
- Livestock nutrition and reproduction basics
- Aligning production cycles with forage quantity and quality
- tools and guideline for adaptive grazing management
- Infrastructure development
- Monitoring and drought management
- Goal setting
