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Course Calendar Principles of Grassland Management |
| Week 0 | Thurs | Sep 21 |
8:00-9:48 |
Introduction | |
| Week 1 | Tues | Sep 26 |
8:00-9:48 |
Grazing systems | |
| Thurs | Sep 28 |
8:00-9:00 9:00-9:48 |
Grazing frequency vs intensity
Forage effects on animal intake |
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| Week 2 | Tues | Oct 3 |
8:00-9:48 |
Forage identification - Ackerman Rd (Collect samples for ID) | |
| Thurs | Oct 5 |
8:00-9:00 9:00-9:48 |
Seasonality (extending the grazing
season) Excel spreadsheet |
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| Week 3 | Tues | Oct 10 |
8:00-9:48 |
Project proposals
(8 x 5 mins) Endophyte |
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| Thurs | Oct 12 |
8:00-9:00 9:00-9:48 |
finish endophyte | ||
| Week 4 | Tues | Oct 17 |
8:00-9:20 9:25-9:48 |
Tiller dynamics and Grassland population
ecology Growth, yield and utilization |
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| Thurs | Oct 19 |
8:00-8:55 9:00-9:48 |
Grass-legume balance ID Quizz - Greenhouse |
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| Week 5 | Tues | Oct 24 |
8:00-8:55 9:00-9:48 |
Quality Drought |
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| Thurs | Oct 26 | 8:00-9:48 | Biodiversity Other uses of grasslands |
notes (*.PDF) notes (*.PDF) |
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| Week 6 | Tues | Oct 30 | Mid-term exam - Weeks 1-5 (note.... 8:30 am start) | ||
| Thurs | Nov 2 | 8:00-9:48 |
Soil fertility and nutrient balances | notes (*.PDF) |
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| Week 7 | Tues | Nov 7 | 8:00-9:48 | Sustainability Soil carbon and sequestration |
notes (*.PDF) notes (*.PDF) |
| Thurs | Nov 9 |
8:00-9:48 |
Root growth |
notes (*.PDF) notes (*.PDF) |
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| Week 8 | Tues | Nov 14 |
8:00-9:00 9:00-9:48 |
(At ASA-CSSA-SSSA) No class - work on your projects |
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| Thurs | Nov 16 |
8:00-9:00 9:00-9:48 |
Spatial interactions with pasture and livestock start project presentations (2 x 15 mins) |
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| Week 9 | Tues | Nov 21 |
8:00-9:48 |
Project presentations (8 x 15 mins) | |
| Thurs | Nov 23 | Thanksgiving | |||
| Week 10 | Tues | Nov 28 |
8:00-9:48 |
Dr Nicole Cavender - Restoration ecologist, The Wilds click here for www.nicolecavender.com - download Abstract.pdf |
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| Thurs | Nov 30 | Final exam | |||
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