Howell County Grazing School Oct. 4-6

A Howell County Grazing School will be held Oct. 4 to 6 at the Howell County Extension Office, located at 1376 Bill Virdon Blvd., in West Plains. The cost to attend is $170 per person, with an additional person from the same farm at $75.00. The school will be held Oct. 4 and 5 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Oct. 6 from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. There will be donuts, snacks, drinks and lunch provided.

Topics covered to include: The 'Art and Science' of Grazing; soils, soil management and fertility; plant growth, forage qualitya nd persistence; fencing and water systems; matching livestock and forage resources; meeting nutritional needs of livestock from pasture; layout and design of grazing systems; economics of management intensive grazing; outdoor field exercises and tour of producers' farms (please dress appropriately for the weather).

Register by Sept. 12 by calling the Howell County Extension Office at 417-256-2391.