Three River grazing confab slated for January 8 at LCSC center

The 145th annual Three Rivers Grazing Conference will be Tuesday, Jan. 8, at the Williams Conference Center on the campus of Lewis-Clark State College in Lewiston. The conference will begin at 8 a.m. with a trade show featuring pasture and range equipment and supplies. Presentations will begin at 9 a.m.

This year’s entire conference will feature presentations by livestock producers sharing their experiences with a variety of grazing programs. The morning session will feature talks by cattle producers Dave McFarland from Salmon, Idaho, on Ranch Succession and Ranch Management, along with Glenn Elzinga, also from Salmon, talking about targeted grazing and cattle herding to reduce predation.

The morning session will conclude with a presentation by Craig Madsen, livestock producer from Edwall who will talk on targeted grazing using goats to control brush.

The afternoon session will start with a presentation by Nate Riggers and Drew Mosman, both from Nez Perce, Idaho, on the benefits of cover crop grazing. Clint Zenner from Genesee will speak on livestock water developments in cropland. Josh Jones from Troy will then present an update on his cover crop grazing program.

This will be followed by two presentations on using drones for cattle surveillance and herding from Denny Dau, Gifford and Colton Hotkiss, Moscow; along with Dion Heckman, White Bird, and Derrick Stuivenga, Grangeville.

Everyone is invited to attend the conference. Cost of the conference is $15 if pre-registered by Dec. 28. Cost at the door is $20. Registration includes lunch which will be served at noon.

Call the Idaho County NRCS office at 208-983-1046 to register.

The Three Rivers Grazing Conference is being sponsored by the University of Idaho Extension System; Idaho Association of Conservation Districts, Division 2; Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Idaho State Soil Conservation Commission.