Targeted Grazing Committee

NOTICE: The SRM Targeted Grazing Webinar scheduled for December 10 will now be held on December 17, 11:30 PT/12:30 MT/1:30 CT/2:30 ET

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.

Chair: John Hendrickson (John.Hendrickson@ARS.USDA.GOV)

Targeted Grazing Handbook (pdf)

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