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Management-Intensive Grazing Schools Being Held
Missouri Ag Connection - 04/24/2017

A number of different locations and dates have been selected for Management-intensive Grazing (MIG) Schools in southwest and southern Missouri during 2017.

MiG is also known as rotational grazing management. Producers who follow the MIG system manage for both the benefit of livestock and forage. Livestock graze in each pasture long enough to harvest the forage but are moved before eating too much of the leaf area.

The result is lower feed costs and improved forage production. That means more money in the pocket of the beef cattle producer.

MIG School dates include:

Location: Halfway
Dates: April 25, 28 and 29, (evenings and Saturday daytime)
Contact: Dallas Co SWCD, 417-345-2312,ext 3 or email debbie.henderson@swcd.mo.gov

Location: Hartville
Dates: April 26-28
Contact: Wright County Soil and Water Conversation District at (417) 741-6195 Ext. 3

Location: Mt Vernon
Dates: May 9-11 (daytime)
Contact: Lawrence County MU Extension, 417-466-3102 or email colee@missouri.edu

Location: Neosho
Dates: June 6-8 (daytime)
Contact: Newton County SWCD, 417-451-1366, ext.3

Location: Ozark
Dates: June 12-14 (daytime)
Contact: Christian County SWCD, 417-581-2719, ext. 3

Location: Birch Tree
Dates: June 14-16
Contact: Shannon County Soil and Water Conversation District at (573) 226-3241 Ext. 3

Location: Squires
Date: June 19-21
Contact: Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District, 417-683-4409

Location: Houston
Dates: July 26-28
Contact: Texas County Soil and Water Conservation District, (417) 967-2028, ext 3

Location: West Plains, Howell County MU Extension Office
Dates: August 29-31
Contact: Howell County Soil and Water Conservation District, (417) 256-7117, ext. 3

Location: Marshfield
Dates: Sept. 19-21 (daytime)
Contact: Webster County SWCD, 417-468-4176, ext.3

Location: Stockton
Dates: Oct. 3, 5, 10, 12 and 14 (evenings and Saturday daytime)
Contact: Cedar County Extension, (417) 276-3313

Location: Centerville
Dates: October 10-12
Contact: Reynolds County Extension, (573) 648-1035

Location: Bois D'Arc
Dates: October 18, 19, 20 (daytime)
Contact: Greene County SWCD, 417-831-5246 Ext. 3

Handouts include the Missouri Grazing Handbook, Forages and Weeds of Pastures, Watering Systems for Graziers, Electric Fencing for Serious Graziers and a grazing stick that includes a wealth of information on it. Lunch each day is also included.

Registration contacts are also specific to each location. There is a limit on attendance at each location, and the enrollment fee varies.

The single most important management factor in determining the profitability of a livestock operation is keeping feed cost low. So why buy it when you can grow high-quality feed yourself through a MIG system?

Cost control, not the amount of production, separates profitable from unprofitable operations. Through an MIG system, you can keep your cost down and production in most cases will increase, all while helping out the environment.

In addition to the profits to your pocket book and the environment, you may be eligible to receive cost-share to help establish your MIG system. Attendance at a grazing school is one requirement to be eligible for state cost share programs.

Grazing schools started in 1995. Since that time, the schools have been held at various locations, dates and in different formats to meet the diverse needs of livestock producers.

To date, thousands of individuals have attended the schools to learn about the basic principles and practices of MiG. The schools have also helped livestock producers qualify for thousands of dollars in various cost-share programs through NRCS or FSA.

USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Missouri Extension and the county Soil and Water Conservation Districts sponsor the MiG school. University of Missouri Extension specialists from southwest Missouri teach many of the sessions during the school.


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