Design and Layout of Calendar:

Greg Brann,

State Grazing Lands Specialist, NRCS, Tennessee

 

Contributing Authors:

Jenny Adkins, State Water Quality Specialist, NRCS Tennessee; Greg Brann, State Grazing Lands Specialist, NRCS, Tennessee; Dr. Clyde Lane, Professor, Animal Science Department, The University of  Tennessee; Dr. Gary Bates, Professor, Plant Science Department, The University of Tennessee

 

References:

USDA/NRCS Field Office Technical Guide Section IV; USDA/NRCS Range and Pasture Handbook; Tennessee Farmers CO-OP, Agronomy, Forage Management Calendar; The University of Tennessee: Beef IRM Calendar, Forage Budgets, PB378, Field Crops Seeding Guide, P & SS# 185,  Weed Control Manual for TN,  PB 1580; Grazing Land & Livestock Resource Inventory- Edition II; Temple Grandin (TempleGrandin.com); Bud Williams; Stockmanship, “A powerful tool for grazing lands management”, Steve Cote; National Research Council, Canadian Research, Texas A & M, Alfalfa Management Guide, Undersander and Associates, Minimizing Losses in Hay Storage and Feeding, Don Ball and Associates; Joel Salatan, “Salad Bar Beef”; Jim Gerrish, Management-intensive Grazing; Come Back Farms, Greg Judy; Grassfed to Finish, Allan Nation.

 

· The Giles County SCD will be taking orders for Daylilies the entire month of March, please call the office for more details.

· 3/8 thru 3/13 - the Giles County SCD will hold it’s election for three (3) expiring terms of board supervisors, please call the office for more details.

· 3/24/10 - 7:30 a.m. the Giles County SCD Board monthly meeting will be held in the USDA Service Center conference room.