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Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group
Resources Archive

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Green Lands
Blue Waters
Lead Staff:

Jane Grimsbo Jewett
jewet006@umn.edu
218-845-2832
218-670-0066 (cell)

History

In October 2011, Green Lands Blue Waters organized the Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group.

Grace Wilson provided administrative and technical support to this Working Group until July 2013, when she resigned to resume graduate studies.

Jane Jewett is currently providing staff support to the Working Group.


 


Posted January 6, 2020


GrassWorks conference 2020




Winter Grazing Farminar
from Practical Farmers of Iowa

Practical Farmers of Iowa Winter Grazing farminar




Bale Grazing Benefits & Outwintering
from Winona County MN SWCD

Bale Grazing and Outwintering Video from Winona County SWCD




SFA Soil Health Stories




Posted August 31, 2019


 

Register Now for 2019 Green Lands Blue Waters Conference

Green Lands Blue Waters 2019 Conference




 

Practical Farmers of Iowa Grazing Groups




 

Land Stewardship Project video




 

Sustainable Farming Association Dirt Rich




Posted July 31, 2019


 

cover image for PFI research report on grassfed beef characteristics




 

Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota Soil Health Network Events

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Iowa Cow Calf Systems Report




 

Pasture Project Events

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Posted June 21, 2019


 

Awards Granted by Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group & Green Lands Blue Waters




 

Land Stewardship Project Renting it Out Right




 

SFA and DGA field days




 

eShepherd




 

Soil Superheroes

Soil Superheroes




Posted March 29, 2019


 

Midwest Soil Health Summit Videos

YouTube page for Midwest Soil Health Summit 2019




 

Agersens e-fence




 

PFI Farminar on fence and water systems




Posted February 4, 2019

Land Stewardship Project cow-calf grazing fact sheet cover page




Pasture Project, LSP, PFI, SFA project on cover crop grazing




Posted October 8, 2018

Register for:

Iowa Forage & Grassland Council Winter Connference


Ranching for Profit workshops with Dave Pratt




New fact sheets:

Contract grazing of cover crops factsheet



ISU grazing cereal rye fact sheet Iowa State Univ




Managing Cattle Health when Grazing Cover Crops Iowa State Univ fact sheet




Posted July 11, 2018

 

Adaptive Grazing Webinar Series

Pasture Project events page featuring webinars




Posted June 26, 2018

 

Dairy Grazing Field Days

Midwest Perennial Forage Working Group dairy page




 

Revised & Updated Pasture Management Guide

Iowa Beef Center logo




 

Bridge to Soil Health Full Time Position Available with Land Stewardship Project

Land Stewardship Project logo in landscape orientation




Posted May 21, 2018

How to Use a Grazing Stick




Posted May 1, 2018

MN Cropland Grazing Exchange
2018 Information
& Survey

Cropland Grazing Exchange




assistant professor job announcement for Center for Agroforestry




Posted April 9, 2018

 

PastureMap Webinar
April 24, 2:30 PM CDT

PastureMap screenshot




 

Impacts of soil carbon sequestration on life cycle greenhouse gas emissions in Midwestern USA beef finishing systems

Cow image from Michigan State University article on environmentally friendly cattle production




 

Livestock Offer Many Benefits to Cash Crop Operations

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Posted February 12, 2018

 

Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers logo
Pasture-Based Dairy & Livestock Online Course

 

Cornell grazing management course
Cornell University Grazing Management Course


Posted February 1, 2018

 

Economic Impact of Grazing Cover Crops in Cow-Calf Operations

cover image for Practical Farmers of Iowa research bulletin on grazing cover crops in cow-calf operations

 

 

Using Cattle & Cover Crops to Create Cash & Healthy Soil

YouTube video of Using cattle and cover crops to create cash and healthy soil from Land Stewardship Project

 

Posted December 6, 2017

 

Perennial Forage Session at Green Lands Blue Waters Conference

Cates Family Farm Presentation cover image     Claudia Berres Farm Presentation cover image




Posted October 31, 2017:

 

2017 Green Lands Blue Waters Conference, Nov. 28-29, Madison, WI

2017 GLBW conference web page screenshot

 

Soil Health, Water & Climate Change Guide

Soil Health, Water and Climate Change Pocket Guide from LSP

Posted October 3, 2017:

 

Landowners & producers interested in America's Grasslands Conference: travel scholarships are available. Deadline October 10.

America's Grasslands Conference

Posted August 28, 2017:

 

Minnesota Grazing School 2017



 

How to Build a Profitable Grass-fed Beef Operation
with Dr. Allen Williams

Allen Williams speaking in Sauk County, WI in summer 2017



Posted July 31, 2017:

 

Dirt Rich: Building Soil Health Experts Workshops

Allen Williams in field with shovel during Dirt Rich workshops



 

Farmer-to-Farmer Volunteer Opportunity with US-AID: Organic Forage Crops Farming Practices

US-AID image Farmer to Farmer program logo Land O Lakes international development wordmark




Posted June 22, 2017:

Grazing Educator Slide Library

slide image of soil loss under pasture vs. cropland


Posted May 31, 2017:

 

centipede image from NRCS Soil Biology Primer photo gallery

NRCS Soil Biology Primer Photo Gallery




 

SARE Cover Crop Image Library

SARE Cover Crop Image Library




 

SARE Soil Health Image Gallery

SARE Soil Health Image Gallery

Posted April 14, 2017:

 

Iowa State University pasture contract fact sheet


 

Minnesota Cropland Grazing Exchange

Minnesota Department of Agriculture logo


 

Greenhorn Grazing Course Series from Iowa Beef Center

Greenhorn Grazing course logo


 

Proceedings of 2017 Midwest Cover Crop Council Meeting

Midwest Cover Crops Council logo



Posted March 2, 2017:

 

Corn & Soybean Herbicides & Restrictions When Planting, Grazing or Feeding Cover Crops: 2 Fact Sheets

screenshot of Practical Farmers of Iowa corn herbicides and grazing restrictions fact sheet

screenshot of Practical Farmers of Iowa soybean herbicides and grazing restrictions fact sheet

 

2017 Illinois Grazing Planner

front cover image of 2017 Illinois grazing planner calendar


Posted January 25, 2017:

 

southeast MN Grazing Gazette front page


 

Land Stewardship Project Podcast: Soil and Survival

Allen Williams podcast about soil showing Haney test results on screen


 

Case Study: Learning Ways to Strengthen the Bottom Line

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship logo


Posted December 21, 2016:

Perennial Forage & Grazing Session at 2016 Green Lands Blue Waters conference

Patch-Burn Grazing Presentation 2016 GLBW conference

Silvopasture presentation from 2016 GLBW conference


Posted November 23, 2016:

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GrassWorks 25th annual conference notice


Southwest Badger RC & D logo
Southwest Badger RC & D Expands Services for Landowners


cover page of Plowprint Report from World Wildlife Fund
Grassland conversion to cropland in the Mississippi River Basin and Great Plains


Posted October 17, 2016:

Land Stewardship Project logo

Carbon, Cattle & Conservation Grazing


Posted October 11, 2016:

Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship logo
Passing a Life's Work to a New Generation


Posted September 21, 2016:

Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems logo
Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers Course Available Online

 

Practical Farmers of Iowa logo
Improving Cool-Season Pastures with Interseeding Annuals and Grazing, 2016 Research Update

 

Beginning Grazier Handbook image


Posted September 8, 2016:

Midwest Soil Health Summit logo
Midwest Soil Health Summit
Registration Open!
February 15-16, 2017

Posted August 1, 2016:

Crop Science Society of America logo

Yield and Soil Carbon Sequestration in Grazed Pastures Sown with Two or Five Forage Species

 

SFA Soil Health Fridge Magnet

SFA Soil Health Initiative

 

    Land Stewardship Project logo

Using Livestock Grazing to Help Prairies

 

Posted July 11, 2016:

Land Stewardship Project Cropping System Calculator image

Land Stewardship Project's Cropping Systems Calculator


 

Practical Farmers of Iowa logo

Improving Cool-Season Pastures with Interseeding Annuals and Grazing, Update 2016


 

Land Stewardship Project conservation leases web page image

Conservation Leases Web Page of Resources


 

Posted June 6, 2016:

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Call for Presentations for the 2017 GrassWorks Conference


 

silvopasture image from Morning Ag Clips
Diomy Zamora’s Grazing in the Woods tour
Wednesday, June 22, 2016, from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM


 

Iowa Beef Center logo
Iowa Beef Center’s Grassroots Grazing program


Don’t forget that we have the Grazing Educator Webinar Series from last summer available as a resource!