Offered Papers Theme C: Delivering the Benefits from Grassland
Description
Education of new talent in good grassland management is important. Farmer-oriented extension- and outreach- programs do this, but USA university curricula rarely include it. Some livestock production courses contain a segment on grazing management, but there seem to be no credit-bearing, formal courses in USA universities except in the Ohio State University (OSU). Our course teaches management of intensive grazing (MIG) for three credit hours in a quarter system. It has been a popular elective course for the past 6 years. Every year that they have entered, OSU students have won all prizes in the 18-22 age division in the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Ohio Forage and Grassland Council essay competitions. This proves the students' knowledge. On graduation, students often move to professional positions or production agriculture, where they can apply the skills learned. Members of Ohio organizations and government agencies, who are concerned about the environment and family farm survival, enthusiastically support the course.
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A University Course on Management Intensive Grazing
Education of new talent in good grassland management is important. Farmer-oriented extension- and outreach- programs do this, but USA university curricula rarely include it. Some livestock production courses contain a segment on grazing management, but there seem to be no credit-bearing, formal courses in USA universities except in the Ohio State University (OSU). Our course teaches management of intensive grazing (MIG) for three credit hours in a quarter system. It has been a popular elective course for the past 6 years. Every year that they have entered, OSU students have won all prizes in the 18-22 age division in the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Ohio Forage and Grassland Council essay competitions. This proves the students' knowledge. On graduation, students often move to professional positions or production agriculture, where they can apply the skills learned. Members of Ohio organizations and government agencies, who are concerned about the environment and family farm survival, enthusiastically support the course.
