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A University Course On Management Intensive Grazing, D. L. Zartman
A University Course On Management Intensive Grazing, D. L. Zartman
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
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 …
An Interactive, Web-Based Module To Teach The Principles Of Silage Fermentation, M. H. Hall
An Interactive, Web-Based Module To Teach The Principles Of Silage Fermentation, M. H. Hall
IGC Proceedings (1997-2023)
The forage-livestock industry represents a major agricultural enterprise throughout the world. In the United States, forages comprise 40-60% of the dairy cow's diet with many producers feeding 50-100% of this forage as silage (Kempisty, 1997). Harvesting forages as silage continues to increase as the size of farms increase and the mechanisation of silage harvesting allows timely harvest of a greater area. There are many factors that affect the quality of silage and producers need to better understand these factors to optimise their silage making process. Our objective was to develop a web-based learning module to help users better understand the …