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Committee Chairs
Targeted Grazing Committee Email targetedgrazing@gmail.com
Chair: Kelly Anderson kelly.anderson@state.mn.us
Chair-Elect: Lee Sexton sextongc@icloud.com
BoD Representative: John Walker jwalker@ag.tamu.edu

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The Targeted Grazing Committee (TGC) is a self formed committee of practitioners, land managers, research and extension personnel that formed in 2009. The TGC will contribute to the SRM mission which is: to promote the professional development and continuing education of members and the public and the stewardship of rangeland resources.

Since the 2006 publication of “Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement”, the term targeted grazing has been defined as the application of a specific kind of livestock at a determined season, duration, and intensity to accomplish defined vegetation or landscape goals. Examples of these goals include: weed control,  fire risk reduction, and wildlife habitat enhancement.

Upcoming events:

Our next webinar will be in early August, check back for more information.

 

Recent Events:

Targeted Grazing Webinar with An Peischel

Wednesday, May 26, 5:00 Pacific/ 7:00 Central

Dr. An Peischel of Goats Unlimited will share with us some of her experiences grazing in Hawaii, California, Tennessee and locations in between. Dr. Peischel began her grazing career on the big island of Hawaii in 1985 where she successfully used livestock to build soil on lava fields. In 1991 she was the first in the United States to import Kiko goats from New Zealand. She has worked in many different landscapes and is now considered to be a world-renowned small ruminant expert and a foundational breeder of Kiko goats. Dr. Peischel will share stories and answer your questions about targeted grazing and kiko goats.

To learn more about Dr. Peischel check out her website: https://www.goatsunlimitedkikos.com/

View the webinar recording here.

Want to be a featured Targeted Grazier?

The Targeted Grazing Committee will be spotlighting the society’s amazing targeted graziers on our social media pages. Please fill out the below survey or invite others to fill in the form to be featured. After the form is submitted, the committee will select a few graziers annually to feature. If you wish to review the post before it is posted please request post review. Pdf copies of the form can be submitted to targetedgrazing@gmail.com, if preferred.

Link to digital form – or – Download pdf copy here

The following are key publications often referred to by the Targeted Grazing Committee:

2019 Targeted Grazing Synthesis Paper: Targeted Livestock Grazing: Prescription for Healthy Rangelands By D.K. Bailey, J. C. Mosley, R. E Estell, A. F. Cibils, M. Horney, J. R. Hendrickson, J. W. Walker, K. L. Launchbaugh, and E. A. Burritt

Targeted Grazing: A Natural Approach to Vegetation Management and Landscape Enhancement Edited by Karen L. Launchbaugh, John W. Walker and Ron J. Daines.  This publication is often called the  “The Targeted Grazing Handbook.”

 

 

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Targeted Grazing Committee Handbook

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Members

Chair: Claudia Ingham, claudia.ingham@oregonstate.edu
Chair-Elect: Kelly Anderson, kelly.anderson@state.mn.us
BoD Representative: John Walker, jwalker@ag.tamu.edu
Past Chairs:
John Hendrickson, john.hendrickson@usda.gov
Beth Reynolds, ejreynol@calpoly.edu
Certification Evaluator: Marc Horney, mhorney@calpoly.edu
(As of 4/2020)
Any SRM member who participates in the Targeted Grazing Annual Meeting is considered a member of our committee.  This currently includes practitioners, land managers, research and extension personnel.  Anyone wishing to play a more active role in the committee should contact either the Chair or Chair-Elect.

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In order to ensure emails make it to your inbox please also add targetedgrazing@gmail.com to your address book or safe sender list.

Targeted Grazier Certification

The Targeted Grazing Committee has developed a certification for targeted graziers through the Society for Range Management. If you have questions about Certification please contact the Targeted Grazing Committee at targetedgrazing@gmail.com.

Applicants who wish to be certified should read the “Procedure for Certification of Targeted Graziers” (approved by the SRM board, November, 2019)

Need to Know- for graziers & those who hire (June 2019)

Video Submission Guidelines (Sept 2020)

Letters of Testimonial Guidelines (November 2020)

Application for Targeted Grazier Certification- If you’re ready to pursue certification fill out this form to initiate the process.  Shortly afterward you will be contacted by a member of the committee to determine the next steps.

 

Videos and Presentations

November 5, 10:00-12:00 (Pacific)* – Sustainable Management of California’s Fire Prone Landscapes: Using Grazing to Help Keep Communities Safe – Webinar by the California Fire Science Consortium and CalPoly University.

November 12, 10:00-12:00 (Pacific)* -Using Grazing for Fuels Management 101: Practices and strategies:  Webinar by the California Fire Science Consortium and CalPoly University.

November 19, 10:00-12:00 (Pacific)* – Organizing Community-Based Wildland Fuels Management Projects: Approaches and Strategies – Webinar by the California Fire Science Consortium and CalPoly University.

Click here to access recordings of these webinars.

 

Applying Targeted Grazing: The following presentations can be found at:
(https://targetedgrazing.wordpress.com/training/)

1. Grazing for specific objectives—Realistically determining objectives for your targeted grazing program. Beth Reynolds Facilitator – October 8, 2015

2. Livestock and endangered species—What do targeted grazers need to know about endangered species? Rachel Frost & Marc Horney Facilitator—November 12, 2015

3. Livestock and wildlife interactions—Using targeted grazing to develop wildlife habitat. John Hendrickson Facilitator – December 17, 2015

To view the webinar archive click here: https://targetedgrazing.wordpress.com/videos-presentations/.

2013 SRM Annual Meeting (Oklahoma) Targeted Grazing Symposium: Management of Livestock Distribution

Targeted Grazing Workshop – 2010 SRM Annual Meeting
February 11, 2010
Denver, Colorado

This organized oral discussion focused on the practical application of targeted grazing as a vegetation management tool. The scientific background of targeted grazing has been presented and discussed, but the gap between theory and application needs to be bridged to empower land managers to make use of the emerging tool. The immense diversity of situations to which this tool can be applied necessitates the exchange of real-life experiences to promote learning among practitioners and to inform land managers of the successful programs and potential pitfalls to avoid. The intended audience was land managers, both public and private, and livestock managers and producers. Speakers consisted of several contract graziers with experience in providing land services in a diverse array of situations, from small-scale, highly managed parcels to watershed-scale management projects. Other speakers expounded on grazing on public lands and provided insight on what must be done to make targeted grazing a widely accepted management practice. Finally, we concluded with a speaker panel and audience discussion. Through this event we hoped to lay down the first planks of knowledge from experienced practitioners to bridge the gap between research and the application of targeted grazing as a tool to manage rangelands.
Following are the 2010 Powerpoint Presentations:

  1. Healing Hooves, LLC – Using goats as a tool to help clients achieve landscape objectives
    Presenter: Craig Madsen
    File: PPT – 30MB
  2. Prescriptive Livestock Services – Vegetation management on public and private lands
    Presenter: Ray Holes
    File: PPT – 47MB
  3. More is Better – A Montana rancher employs over 3000 sheep to combat leafy spurge and spotted knapweed
    Presenter: John Lehfeldt
    File: PPT – 31MB
  4. Jay Springs Lamb – Using targeted grazing to produce more grass, more trees, and more lamb
    Presenter: Jennifer Cunningham
    File: PPT – 8.8MB
  5. Heifer Targeted Grazing – Potential impacts on japanese brome in Nebraska Loess Canyons
    Presenter: Bob Welling
    File: PPT – 64MB
  6. Targeted Grazing of Plants with Toxic Properties
    Presenter: Zane Davis
    File: PPT – 19MB
  7. Opportunities for Grazing as an Ecological Tool on National Forests
    Presenter: Dave Bradford
    File: PPT – 50MB
  8. NRCS Programs that Encourage Targeted Grazing
    Presenter: Jana Malot
    File: PPT – 18MB
  9. Targeted Grazing on Public Lands for Hazardous Fuels and Weed Reduction
    Presenter: John Sullivan
    File: PPT – 40MB
  10. Livestock Biological Control of Weeds
    Presenter: Mike Ralphs
    File: PPT – 20MB

Contact

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Phone: (303) 986-3309
Fax: (303) 986-3892
Email: info@rangelands.org