South Dakota Grazing School
Let the Animals be the Harvesting
Machines
At the picturesque CLC Ranch overlooking the Missouri River and Al’s Oasis, Oacoma, South Dakota
Equip yourself to
understand and improve
the management of your grazing lands
This shortcourse is designed to provide intensive, hands-on experience for ranchers, range and grassland managers. The course includes activities in the field and the classroom.
Soils - The Ranch Foundation
Concepts of Grazing
Plant Life Cycle
Animal Nutrition/Forage Quality
Ecological Sites
Plant Identification, Animal Preferences and Plant Growth
Driving Change Using Grazing Systems
Water
Fences
Livestock Handling and Movement
Pros and Cons
Matching Forage Supply and Animal Demand
Year 'Round Stocking Rate
Wildlife
Monitoring, A Holistic Approach
Residual Forage
Balancing Rations on Grass, How to Know if You're Succeeding
Sponsored in part with a US EPA
Clean Water Act Section 319 Nonpoint Source Pollution Grant provided to
the South Dakota Grassland Coalition through the South Dakota Department
of Environment and Natural Resources.
SD
Cooperative Extension Service • SDSU Department of Animal and
Range Sciences
South Dakota Grasslands
Coalition• NRCS • Lower James Resource Conservation Council