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Fall SRM/FGLC Joint Meeting and Tour (includes Lunch)
| Date: | Thurs Oct 20, 2011 |
| Time: | 9:30 am |
| Where: | Deep Roots Meat, LLC in Greenville, FL 11061 W Us 90 Greenville, FL |
The Florida Section of Society for Range Management (SRM) is having a joint meeting with the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) on Thursday, October 20,2011. The location is in Greenville, FL, at Deep Roots Meat, LLC.
Registration will be at 9am and the tour will start at 9:30. Attached is a flyer with all the information. Lunch (Brisket and the works) will be provided by Deep Roots Meat, LLC.
- Registration required by Wed, Oct. 12th.
- SRM members-$20
- Non-members-$30
- Late Reg-$50
Past Events
FCA Annual Convention Meeting
Time: 10am - noon
Where: Marco Marriot
For those who missed the smutgrass presentation Dr. Newman will give us a repeat performance. The second presenter will be Bob Montanaro who will give his program entitled Critters, Cows, and Cowboys: A Photographic Exploration into the Wildlife & Work of a Florida Cattle Ranch. This work encompasses a years photography at the Sexton’s Treasure Hammock Ranch in Vero Beach, FL. He captures the daily routines as well as the wildlife in a presentation that is designed to educate the public on what actually goes on at a cattle ranch. This is an excellent program and represents the balance between cattle ranch operations and nature very effectively.
Annual FGLC Meeting
Time: 9am - noon
Where: Gainesville, Fl at the Hilton
This meeting is held prior to the opening of the Beef Cattle Short Course. This is our annual business meeting with updates on projects and a presentation by Dr. Yoanna Newman on control of smutgrass without herbicide application. This is a two year research project funded partially by FGLC and the presentation will take you through how to implement the results of the research.
2nd Annual Grazing Workshop
Time:9:00am - 3:30pm
Where:Indian River REC - IFAS Extension,
2199 S. Rock Road
Fort Pierce, FL
The Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) is hosting a grazing workshop to address problems facing producers and conservationists concerned with effective land management. The topics featured will give you information you can take home and put to use as well as possible funding to accomplish them. Researchers working on demonstration projects funded by the Florida Grazing Lands Coalition will also be presenting the beneficial information they have collected. Poster presentations will be available to view from past research projects. Come join us for an informative session on grazing management in Florida. Fees will cover lunch and materials presented at the conference.
Highlights
- Invasive Species Control
- Prescriptive Burning
- Prescriptive Grazing
- FL Grazing Lands Stewardship Award Winner—Williamson Cattle Co.
SRM/FGLC Joint Meeting
Where: Williamson Cattle Company, Okeechobee, FL
The Williamson Cattle Company is the 2010 Florida Grazing lands Stewardship Award Winner and they will be hosting the meeting at their ranch in Okeechobee County. The meeting will include a tour and review of the grazing management concepts employed there. Lunch is provided.
2010 Grazing Management School
Where: Bert Harris Agri-Civic Center, Sebring, FL
This course is sponsored by The South Florida Beef‐Forage Program of the University of Florida, Cooperative Extension Service. It is conducted with the volunteer assistance of area livestock producers and Allied Industries. It represents separation of the original Forage and Pasture Management School into subject components that can be taught in a couple of days. It is part of a continuing multi‐County education effort to help South‐Central Florida producers raise and market high quality beef cattle, per cow, per acre, profitably.
Grazing management is the manipulation of livestock grazing to obtain defined outputs of livestock products. It involves careful management of both pasture and livestock resources to meet desired objectives. This course is offered in a two day session. The theories of grazing management concepts and methods are discussed in a classroom setting during the first day, and concepts taught are supported by practical applications in the field during the second day tour to selected ranches in the area.
FGCL Grazing Workshop- Kissimmee
Time: 9:30am - 3:30pm
Where: Heritage Park IFAS Building, Kissimmee, FL
The upcoming Grazing workshop to be held in Kissimmee at the Heritage park IFAS building on Saturday April 10th from 9:30-3:30. The agenda of the meeting will be focused from the individuals that gave talks at the 4th NCGL in Reno.
- Roy Petteway, Zolfo Springs
- Troy Platt, Greenville
- Buzz Eaves, Fort Pierce
- Arnie Sarlo, Punta Gorda
There will also be talks on some projects that FGLC has sponsored.
- Goat Demonstration (Norma Tillman and Mimi Williams)
- Smut Grass Demonstration (Dr. Newman)
- Sod Project (Dr. Maria Silveira)
- Grazing Wetlands (Buzz Eaves, Chad George)
FGLC business meeting
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
There will be a meeting before the 59th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course to discuss elections and Plan of Work
59th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course
Where: Hilton University of Florida - Gainesville, FL
FCA Annual Convention, Marco Island
Where: Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa
Small Farms Alternative Enterprises Conference
Where: Osceola Heritage Park, Kissimmee FL
Sustaining Small Farms; Strengthening Florida’s Communities,
For more information
National Goat Conference
Where:Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center - Tallahassee, FL
NFREC Beef Forage Field Day
Where: NFREC Beef Unit - Marianna, FL
Goat grazing workshop - White Springs, FL
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm
Where:Cont'D Farm
10101 SE 165th Lane
White Springs, FL 32096
Contact Person: Norma Tillman
Email: 147@windstream.net
Phone: (3860 303-1361
Silvopasture Tour (Forest Stewardship)
Where George C. Owens Farm. Washington County, FL (map)
Description Pre-registration required: This program is free but you must pre-register. Call the Washington County Extension Office at (850) -638-6180 to register. Please register by April 10 so we can plan accordingly. We’ll meet at the Washington County Extension Ag Center on April 15 at 9:00 AM CT and travel to the property in vans. We’ll return to the Ag. Center for lunch and a brief afternoon session. Space is limited so register today! Directions to Washington County Extension Agricultural Center: From I-10, take Exit #120, SR 77 and go North to US 90. Turn West onto US 90. The Ag. Center is less than one mile on the right, a white brick building.
For more info:
http://solutionsforyourlife.ufl.edu/map/washington_county.html .
Ona Field Day
Where Ona Research Center. Ona, FL (map)
Description http://rcrec-ona.ifas.ufl.edu/
Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) Annual Business Meeting
Where Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL (map)
Description For more information please contact Chad Ellis 352-338-9532.
Florida Beef Cattle Short Course
Where Hilton University of Florida Conference Center, Gainesville, FL (map)
Description For more information:
http://www.animal.ufl.edu/extension/beef/documents/2008BCSC.pdf
Goat Seminar
Where Hamilton County Extension Office, 1143 US-41, NW, Jasper, FL 32052-5856
Description For more information please contact Allen Tyree 386-792-1276.
FCA Annual Convention & Allied Trade Show Information
Annual Convention in Marco Island
Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort, Golf Club & Spa
400 South Collier Boulevard
Marco Island, Florida 34145
Phone: 1-239-394-2511
The Florida Grazing Lands Coalition Meeting
Tuesday June 16th
Marco Island Marriott, Island Salon A
10:00 AM - Noon
The Florida Grazing Lands Coalition (FGLC) meeting is just around the corner and will be held in conjunction with the FCA Annual Convention in Marco Island.
For more Information see: http://www.ces.fau.edu/fglc/meetings/June2009
Tax Savings and Conservation Opportunities for Agricultural Lands
Where Tallahassee
The Conservation Trust for Florida is hosting a workshop on agricultural lands conservation and estate planning for landowners and stakeholders
More Information
Download Flyer
Small Farms Alternative Enterprises Conference
Where Oseola Heritage Park, Kissimmee, FL
Description Sustaining Small Farms; Strengthening Florida’s Communities,
http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu/