{"id":13270,"date":"2023-07-26T08:08:06","date_gmt":"2023-07-26T16:08:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/?page_id=13270"},"modified":"2026-03-25T09:32:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:32:15","slug":"grazing-school","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/local-projects-and-grants\/grazing-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Grazing School"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wsu-hero wsu-width--full wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left wsu-hero--size-xsmall \">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wsu-image-frame wsu-image-frame--fill\">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 396w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 729w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wpcdn.web.wsu.edu\/extension\/uploads\/sites\/49\/2023\/08\/IMG_3976-scaled-1.jpg 2048w\"\n\t\tsizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\n\t\talt=\"Cattle grazing\"\n\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%\"\n\t\t\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"wsu-overlay wsu-pattern-after wsu-overlay--dark-left wsu-pattern--wsu-light-radial-left\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wsu-hero__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 id=\"title-id-6a312d09e28a3\" class=\"wsu-title wsu-hero__title\"><span>Grazing School<\/span><\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs \" typeof=\"BreadcrumbList\" vocab=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/\"><span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to WSU Extension.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/\" class=\"main-home\" ><span property=\"name\">WSU Extension<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to Thurston County.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\" class=\"home\" ><span property=\"name\">Thurston County<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"2\"><\/span> &gt; <span property=\"itemListElement\" typeof=\"ListItem\"><a property=\"item\" typeof=\"WebPage\" title=\"Go to News.\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.wsu.edu\/thurston\/news\/\" class=\"post-root post post-post\" aria-current=\"page\"><span property=\"name\">News<\/span><\/a><meta property=\"position\" content=\"3\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--single\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Are you interested in attending the 2026 Grazing School?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Please email Stephen Bramwell with any questions at <a href=\"mailto:bramwell@wsu.edu\">bramwell@wsu.edu<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wsu-row wsu-row--halves\" >\r\n    \n<div class=\"wsu-column\"  style=\"\">\r\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who Should Attend?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Beef, sheep, or goat producers, dairy operators, and horse owners<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Technical service providers supporting livestock producers including NRCS, Conservation District, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service employees<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn How to:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Evaluate biomass for planned grazing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Portion out forage through grazing paddocks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Design grazing cells for a targeted stocking rate and density<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Install, troubleshoot, and fix electrical fencing systems<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Assess pasture health<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve soil and forage resources to<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>improve health and productivity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How You Can Benefit:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Improve pasture management skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Develop, improve and practice grazing management skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce hay production and save feeding costs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Improve pasture productivity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Diversify with more resilient and nutritious forage resources<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Extend the grazing season and reduce harvested forages<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Raise healthier livestock<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication or program information or reasonable accommodations need to contact Stephen Bramwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Extension programs and employment are available to all without discrimination. 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