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Strategic Grazing Management for
Complex Adaptive Systems

Symposium, Poster Session, Trade Show, and Ranch Tour

Hosted by the Colorado Section SRM and Sponsored by the Colorado Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

November 29 - 30, 2012
Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO

"Improve rangeland stewardship and grazing capacity
by managing the intensity and distribution of livestock
grazing across time, space, and plant species"

Thanks to all who helped make this a successful event!

SYMPOSIUM MATERIALS

Program (pdf 4 MB)
Poster (pdf 836kb)

SESSIONS & PRESENTATIONS:

Science, Management, and Historical Background

Complex Adaptive Landscapes: Principles, Processes, Practices, and Philosophies - Fred Provenza, et al.
Rangeland Conservation Effects Assessment Program (CEAP): Overview with Emphasis on the Literature Review of Rangeland Practices
Pat Shaver

Optimum Stocking Rate

Optimum Stocking Rate: the Significance of Scale and the Link to Profitability - Marshall Frasier
Case study: Optimum Stocking Rate, Monitoring, and Flexibility: Key Components of Successful Grazing Management
Poncho Ortega-Santos, et al.

Temporal Distribution

Rest Vs. Recovery: It’s Not Enough to Just Move From Pasture to Pasture - Tim Steffens, et al.
Case Study: Adaptive Grazing Management at Rancho Largo Cattle Company - Grady Grissom and Tim Steffens

Spatial Distribution

Grazing Management Can Improve Livestock Distribution - Ben Norton, et al.
Case Study: Multiple-Pasture Grazing Distributes Utilization Across Heterogeneous Mountain Landscapes
Matt Barnes and Jim Howell

Diet Selection

Diet Selection and Stocking Density: It Ain’t As Simple As You’ve Heard - Tim Steffens, et al.
Case Study: Stocking Density and Diet Selection - Doug Peterson

EVENTS:

RANCH TOUR, SOCIAL, GRASS-FED BEEF DINNER, AWARDS, AND LIVE MUSIC
Join us for a special event Thursday afternoon and evening, Nov. 29. We will tour award-winning Sylvan Dale Ranch, where we will learn about the ranch's grazing management and other conservation projects. Following the tour will be a social and dinner featuring the ranch's Heart J Grass-fed Beef. A special evening culminating in awards presented by the Colorado Section, and a concert by Western folksinger/songwriter Chuck Pyle with Dick Anderson. Includes bus transportation.

CHUCK PYLE has won high praise from both fans and peers alike throughout an inspired performance career of over 40 years. When reviewers first gave him the "Zen Cowboy" moniker, he decided to, as he says, "Always ride the horse in the direction it's going," and took the nickname to heart, shaving his head and blending his upbeat perspective with old-fashioned horse sense. He mixes infectiously hummable melodies with straight-from-the-saddle poetry, quoting bumper stickers, proverbs, world leaders and old cowboys.

CERTIFIED PROFESSIONALS:

Certified Professionals in Rangeland Management, and Certified Range Management Consultants, up to 11 Continuing Education Units are available!

Society for Range Management
6901 S. Pierce St. Ste 225
Littleton, CO 80128
Phone: (303) 986-3309 Fax: (303) 986-3892
Email: info@rangelands.org