DANNY RAY SPALDING GOES TO NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE
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Danny Ray Spalding, Manager of St. Catharine Farm was invited to be part of a presentation given at the Second National Conference on Grazing Lands in Nashville, TN. This conference is hosted by Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative (GLCI) members: The American Dairy Industry, American Farm Bureau Federation, American Society of Agronomy, American Forage and Grassland Council, National Association of Conservation Districts, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, Society for Range Management, the Soil & Water Conservation Society, and a number of co-hosts These hosts are assisted by the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, Agricultural Research Service, Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service, many state university agricultural experiment stations, and private industry. The conference theme was "Harmonize with
America’s Grazing Lands," in keeping with Nashville’s being Music City USA.
The
conference is designed to provide a forum for discussion and exchanges of
information, technology transfer, identification of research and program needs,
marketing of products, services, and other benefits of grazing. The need for and
use of sound scientific technical assistance will be emphasized. The group's
goal is to increase public awareness of the economic and environmental benefits
of grazing lands, and create a setting to address common goals and needs.
Success stories will be showcased.
We believe Danny Ray's work at St. Catharine's is one such success story. He shared with the conference the Intensive Grazing Project conducted here at St. Catharine Farm. Rick Greenwell, from the Extension Office, Mark Cambron, District Conservationist also were part of the conference.
Click here to read more about Danny Ray Spalding, St. Catharine Farm Manager.
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