Sustainable Livestock Production - Educational materials

1.  Educational Video: Sustainable year-round forage production and grazing/browsing management for goats in the Southern Region https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq9wTE7-HkA&feature=youtu.be
2. Sustainable year-round forage production and grazing/browsing management for goats in the Southern Region https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/Year-RoundPasture_Handbook(1).pdf
3. Year-round pasture production and management https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/YearRoundPasture_ProductionManagement.pdf
4.  Pasture weed identification and management https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/WeedProceedings.pdf
5. Goat production: Colostrum for newborn kids https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/Colostrum%20feeding.pdf
6.  Cool-season forages for sustainable goat production: Research highlights https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/Winter_Forage.pdf
7. Integrated management of internal parasites in goats: Workshop Proceedings https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/ParasiteWorkshop_Proceedings.pdf
8. Year-round pasture and grazing calendar https://www.tuskegee.edu/Content/Uploads/Tuskegee/files/CAENS/TUCEP/Livestock%20program/Year-round%20Pasture%20Calendar.pdf

3rd National Goat Conference,Sept 16-18, 2018 @ Tuskegee

The 3rd National Goat Conference

More information about these conferences is available at the following links:
3rd National Goat Conference: http://www.famu.edu/cesta/main/index.cfm/cooperative-extension-program/agriculture/small-ruminant/national-goat-conference1/

125th Tuskegee University Annual Farmers Conference: http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/outreach/cooperative_extension/farmers_conference.aspx

Please register on time and secure your seat.

Hands-on Training on Integrated Approach for Managing Diseases and Parasites in Small Ruminants

Integrated Approach for Managing Diseases and Parasites in Small Ruminants - Hands-on Training for Farmers and Professionals

8 AM to 4:30 PM, October 28, 2016

102 Mary Starke Harper Hall & CAENS Research and Demonstration Facility, Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL 36088

The purpose of this training session is to educate small ruminant producers and Extension professionals on the prevalent disease and parasite challenges that jeopardize small ruminant health and performance as well as human health, and an integrated approach to prevent these problems. Moreover, various treatment strategies will be discussed and demonstrated.  Hands-on activities will include general health inspection, use of FAMACHA card, condition score, hoof inspection and trimming, taking temperature, medication (injections, drenching, topical), and fecal sample collection and examination. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

Preregistration by October 21 (deadline extended) is required to participate in this event with the required payment ($25.00 if pre-registered by September 1; $30.00 after September 1, 2016) for management purpose. Registration can be made by visiting this link and filling the registration form online,   and check should be sent to the designated address, or both completed Registration Form and check can be sent to the address given in the registration form. Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch and a package of educational material including the FAMACHA card will be provided. If you are unable to pay the registration fee, but need to participate in the event, please email the event coordinator at: karkiu@mytu.tuskegee.edu for possible scholarship. 

Training on Sustainable Agroforestry in Tuskegee, 2016

Training on Sustainable Agroforestry Practices

September 30, 2016

102 Mary Starke Harper Hall & the Agroforestry Research and Demonstration Site

Tuskegee University, Tuskegee, AL

 

Agroforestry is a sustainable land-use system that involves the intentional integration and management of trees, crops, and/or livestock in a single management unit. This system offers more economical, environmental, and social benefits compared to the sole operation of its components. Well-managed agroforestry systems provide economic viability through regular, short-term incomes from crop and/or livestock components, and long-term incomes from trees. Most of the Southeastern forest consists of pine trees, which require 20 to 30 years to mature. Landowners with sole pine plantations have to manage the tree stands (thinning, pruning, and burning) several times before trees are harvested and also pay property tax annually; similar scenario is true with non-pine woodland. However, they cannot get much regular incomes from the woodland to support these costs unless agroforestry practices are adopted, which is possible after the first thinning and pruning that open up more ground surface and allow more sunlight penetration to the ground for understory vegetation growth. Livestock farmers can get more forages/grazing if a silvopasture system is practiced and grazing animals may have a more comfortable environment while in the sivlvopasture compared to where there are no trees. Similarly, different types of vegetables, fruits, and many other crops can be grown in the well-managed agroforestry systems and get benefits from regular short-term incomes. Moreover, under a thick hardwood forest canopy, different medicinal plants can be grown and additional, regular incomes can be obtained.

The objective of this program is to educate forest landowners, farmers, and agricultural professionals, and eventually make them able to implement sustainable agroforestry practices to efficiently utilize their resources in order to benefit current as well as future generations. Experts from Tuskegee University, Alabama A&M University, and Alcorn State University will be speaking at the event. Funding support for this program is provided by Southern SARE. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer  and Agenda.

 

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose by September 9, 2016. Please reserve your place by September 9 registering online, or filling and mailing the registration form to Mr. Yubaraj Karki, 201 Morrison-Mayberry Hall, Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee, AL 36088; or email to ykarki@mytu.tuskegee.edu, or fax to 334-724-4344. Light breakfast, working lunch, and afternoon snacks and drinks (hot and cold) will be provided.

 

Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Light breakfast, working lunch, and afternoon snacks and drinks (hot and cold) will be provided to the first 40 registrants.

Plantersville Field Day 2016

Silvopasture and Goat-Herd Management Field Day

September 10, 2016

472 Pecan Road, Plantersville, AL

 

Silvopasture is a sustainable agroforestry system that involves an intentional integration and management of trees, forages, and livestock in a single management unit. This system offers more economical, environmental, and social benefits compared to the sole operation of its components. Well-managed silvopasture systems provide economic viability through regular, short-term incomes from forages and livestock components, and long-term incomes from trees. Most of the Southeastern forest consists of pine trees, which require 20 to 30 years to mature. Landowners with sole pine plantations have to manage the tree stands (thinning, pruning, and burning) several times before trees are harvested and also pay property tax annually; similar scenario is true with non-pine woodland. However, they cannot get much regular incomes from the woodland to support these costs unless silvopasture practices are adopted, which is possible after the first thinning and pruning that open up more ground surface and allow more sunlight penetration to the ground for understory forage growth. Livestock farmers can get more forages/grazing if a silvopasture system is practiced and grazing animals may have a more comfortable environment while in the sivlvopasture compared to where there are no trees.

The objective of this program is to educate forest landowners, farmers, and agricultural professionals, and eventually make them able to implement sustainable silvopasture practices to efficiently utilize their resources in order to benefit current as well as future generations. Experts from Tuskegee University, and Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will be speaking at the event. Moreover, the host farmers will be sharing his experience on silvopasture-goat management system. Funding support for this program is provided by Southern USDA/NIFA. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer  and Agenda.

 

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose by August 19, 2016. Please reserve your place by August 19 registering online, or filling and mailing the registration form to Mr. Yubaraj Karki, 201 Morrison-Mayberry Hall, Tuskegee University Cooperative Extension Program, Tuskegee, AL 36088; or email to ykarki@mytu.tuskegee.edu, or fax to 334-724-4344. Light breakfast, working lunch, and afternoon snacks and drinks (hot and cold) will be provided.

Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Light breakfast, working lunch, and afternoon snacks and drinks (hot and cold) will be provided to the first 40 registrants.

Tuskegee University Master Goat Producer's Certification Training

Master goat producer's certification training at Tuskegee University, August 1-3, 2016; more information is available at this link: http://www.tuskegee.edu/academics/colleges/caens/master_goat_producer_training.aspx

Tuskegee University Annual Goat Day 2016

Tuskegee University Annual Goat Day for this year is scheduled on April 16, 2016. More information is available at this link: http://www.tuskegee.edu/about_us/outreach/cooperative_extension/goat_day.aspx

AgriTREK/SciTREK and AgDiscovery Summer Program 2016 at Tuskegee University

The AgriTREK/SciTREK Summer Institute and AgDiscovery Summer Programs are two-week residential programs for High School Students. Each program has a limited number of slots. Individuals may apply to BOTH programs to increase their chances of selection to one or the other; completion of the separate applications is required. Application is NOW AVAILABLE and the Application Deadline is March 7, 2016.

Detail information about the program is available at this link: http://www.tuskegee.edu/agritrek.aspx 

Beef Cattle Field Day, Union Springs, AL

Pasture-based Beef Cattle Production Field Day 

When: May 14, 2016, 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Where: Union Hill Baptist Church, 434 County Road 59, Union Springs, AL 36089



Cool-season forages overseeded in a bahiagrass pasture, April, 2014,
Union Springs, AL

The purpose of this event is to educate and demonstrate livestock producers and Extension professionals on developing and managing year-round pasture system for sustainable ruminant livestock enterprise. Support available from NRCS to improve the pastures and grazing land will also be presented. Additionally, there will be a pasture walk, identification of different legume and grass species, and hands-on activities. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose by April 25, 2016. To register online, please Click Here. Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch will be provided to the pre-registrants.





Selma Field Day, April 30, 2016

Year-round Forage Production, Sustainable Grazing Management, and Care of Goat Herd

9AM to 2:00 PM, April 30, 2016

431 County Road 540, Selma, AL

 
The purpose of this field day is to educate and demonstrate livestock producers and Extension professionals on developing and managing year-round pasture system for sustainable ruminant livestock enterprise. Support available from NRCS to improve pastures and grazing lands, and the process of application for those supports will also be presented. Additionally, there will be a farm tour, hands-on activities, and demonstration on proper care of goat herds. Honey production demonstration and tasting the fresh raw honey will be another attraction. More information about the field day is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

Participation in this field day is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose. For online registration, please click here Online Registration; registration must be received by April 15, 2016 at the address as indicated in the registration form. Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch will be provided to the pre-registrants.

Eufaula Field Day, April 9, 2016

Eufaula Field Day

Year-round Forage Production, Sustainable Grazing Management, and Care of Goat Herd

9AM to 2:00 PM, April 9, 2016

36 County Road 40, Eufaula, AL

The purpose of this field day is to educate and demonstrate livestock producers and Extension professionals on developing and managing year-round pasture system for sustainable ruminant livestock enterprise. There will be presentations (expert from Tuskegee University and NRCS, and a goat producer), farm tour, hands-on activities, and demonstration on proper care of goat herds. Additionally, information on the possible support available from Natural Resources Conservation Service for improving the grazing land management will be available. More information about the field day is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

 

Participation to this field day is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose. Registration can be done Online. Registration must be received by March 18, 2016. Please register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch will be provided to the pre-registrants.

Sustainable Year-Round Forage Production and Grazing/Browsing Management Training at Tuskegee University

March 31, 2016

8 AM - 4:30 PM

201 Mary Starke Harper Hall, Tuskegee University, 1200 West Montgomery Road, Tuskegee, AL 36088

 

The objective of this program is to educate pasture-based livestock producers and field agricultural professionals, and eventually make them able to implement practices to enhance the pasture-based livestock production system sustainable. Experts from Tuskegee University and Alabama Natural Resources Conservation Service will be speaking at the event. Funding support for this program is provided by USDA/NIFA Capacity Building Grant. More information about the event is presented in the Program Flyer and Agenda.

 

Participation to this event is free; however, preregistration is required for management purpose by March 11, 2016. Register quickly and secure your seat on time. Working lunch will and morning and afternoon snacks will be provided to pre-registrants.