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Conference to focus on grazing efficiency

Livestock producers can learn how to cut feed costs through grazing at the 2012 Northwest Illinois Grazing Conference.
Dan Grant 
Published: Jan 31, 2012
The conference will be held Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Feb 16, at the Holy Cross Catholic Church in Stockton. The theme of the event is “Dollars and Sense of Grazing.”

Pastures often are under-appreciated as a less expensive way of meeting animal nutritional needs. An Illinois producer, with a moderate investment in materials and some management changes, can increase forage production significantly and meet animal nutritional needs for as many as nine months each year, according to event organizers.

Experts from the University of Illinois, Iowa State University, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service will make presentations at the conference that deal with using water as a management tool, recommendations on temporary and permanent fencing strategies, how to successfully renovate pastures (including technical assistance that is available for pasture improvements), and a detailed analysis of how grazing reduces feed costs.

Suppliers of pasture-related materials, services, or livestock-based local food who are interested in sponsoring or setting up a booth at the conference should call the Jo Daviess Soil and Water Conservation District at 815-858-3418 (extension 3) by Feb. 10.

The registration fee is $20 per person through Feb. 10 and $30 after that date. Contact the U of I Extension at 815-858-2273 for registration information or register online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/jsw.  


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