Marbleseed Conference 2025 - Presentations
Managed Grazing Crash Course: Practical Skills for Success
Session: Half Day Sessions
Start / End: 01:00 PM - 05:30 PM Thu
Presenters:
- Jason Cavadini
- Laura Paine
- Tom Manley
- Ariana Abbrescia
- Alex Steussy-Williams
- Carl Wepking
- Adam Abel
Join Grassland 2.0 Academy for an interactive, personalized workshop on managed grazing. Learn to implement skills and calculations that will lengthen your grazing season, reduce feed costs, and increase the resilience of your farm. In this session, you will learn how to:
• Match livestock numbers to your land and farm goals
• Develop a forage inventory
• Customize a forage plan for your land and livestock
The Academy leadership team offers depth of experience and diversity of perspectives based on years of work with farmers to implement successful grazing systems. A deeper understanding comes through practicing a new skill rather than just watching someone else do it. In this session, you will ‘learn by doing’, working with a group of peers on a specific farm scenario, as well as having time to consult one-on-one with Academy team members regarding your own operation. Bring your grazing plan, soil map and other information!
Presenters:
- Jason Cavadini, UW-Madison Extension
- Alex Steussy-Williams, Grassland 2.0 Academy
- Carl Wepking, Grassland 2.0 Academy
- Laura Paine, UW-Madison Extension
- Adam Abel, USDA-NRCS
- Derrick Raspor, USDA-NRCS
- Ariana Abbrescia, UW-Madison Extension
- Tom Manley, Marbleseed