Inland PNW Pasture Calendar Forage Workshop
March 19, 2025
WSU IAREC-24106 N Bunn Rd, Prosser, WA
Washington State University Extension, Oregon State University Extension and University of Idaho Extension will host the first comprehensive workshop to introduce the recently published PNW Bulletin 708, The Inland PNW Pasture Calendar. All presenters are co-authors on the Calendar. We created a Calendar tool to assist ranchers, farmers, and consultants to be more sustainable in forage and feeding of livestock on Inland pastures. The Calendar is focused on pasture agronomy, pasture species and comparing similarities and differences of irrigated and dryland tame pastures with rangelands, pasture grazing and pasture economics. Registration is required.
Cost: $20 (includes lunch, refreshments and printed copy of Calendar publication)
Register today to attend the Inland PNW Pasture Calendar Forage Workshop.
If you need assistance with registering, please call 509-786-5609 or email prosserext@co.benton.wa.us
Anyone attending this program that requires auxiliary aids or services, please contact Don Llewellyn at 509-725-4171 or by email at don.llewellyn@wsu.edu two weeks prior to the event. Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. Evidence of noncompliance may be reported through your local Extension office.
Agenda
8:00am—8:30am Check In: Receive free printed copy of the Inland Pacific Northwest Pasture Calendar during check in. A pdf is available online
https://pubs.extension.wsu.edu/inland-pacific-northwest-pasture-calendar
8:30am—9:15am Overview of Calendar: Steve Fransen, Emeritus, Washington State University-A collaboration among WSU, OSU, UI and USDA-NRCS we will introduce fundamentals of pasture plant growth, Major Land Resource Areas (MLRA), Growth Periods of on Inland pastures with maps combining MLRA and pasture Growth Periods.
9:15am—10:00am Soil Fertility: Steve Norberg, Washington State University-
It is essential to maintain macro and micronutrients in forage pasture species. Maintaining healthy soil will affect the pasture stands, crop growth, soil health, and grazer feed quality and quantity.
10:00am—10:15am
BREAK with drinks and goodies provided
10:15am—11:00am
Forage Species
Mylan Bohle, Emeritus, Oregon State University
Adapted perennial grasses, legumes and forbs vary by MLRA. One goal is to identify and understand the growth habits of these grassland spe-cies for sustainable pastures.
11:00am—11:45am
Rangeland and Pastures
Tip Hudson, Washington State University
Grassland species composition and management differ between irrigat-ed / dryland tamegrass pastures and rangelands. He will compare and discuss the integration of these grasslands for the Inland region.
11:45am—12:30pm
LUNCH
12:30pm—1:15pm
Grazing Systems
Glenn Shewmaker, Emeritus, University of Idaho
Grazers naturally exert pressure and can change the pasture environ-ment but solid knowledge and skills of management results in improve-ments in the soil, plants, animals and environment for long-term sus-tainability.
1:15pm—2:00pm
Matching Forage Resources with Nutrient Requirements Don Llewellyn, Washington State University
You need to know what you have before you know what grazers need. Matching grazers requirements with pasture or available or non-traditional feedstuffs will be discussed.
2:00pm—2:15pm
BREAK with drinks and goodies provided
2:15pm—3:00pm
Pasture Economics
Shannon Neibergs, Washington State University
Inland pastures should not only improve grassland soil health, pasture health but also economic health. This will focus on the multi-factored aspects of grazing livestock on profits and losses from the Inland re-gion.
3:00pm—3:30pm
Q&A / Survey — Don Llewellyn & Steve Fransen,
Emeritus, Washington State University
Anyone attending this program that requires auxiliary aids or services, please contact Don Llewellyn at 509-725-4171
