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Grassland Management

Understand major sectors in grassland management, explore career options in livestock production, conservation, and forage specialist roles. Enhance real-world application.

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Grassland Management

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  1. Grassland Management

  2. Careers in Grassland Management GM4

  3. Objectives LESSON OBJECTIVE ENABLING OBJECTIVES • Identify and their major sectors in grassland management • Research careers available in the grassland management sectors • After completing this lesson on careers in Grassland Management, students will demonstrate their ability to apply the concept in real-world situations by obtaining a minimum score of 80% on the Career Video evaluation. • . 01 02

  4. Key Terms • Grassland Careers • Forage Specialist

  5. My Career Is…

  6. Objective 1 Identify the major sectors in grassland management

  7. Grassland Careers Careers in which grasslands are developed, maintained, utilized for livestock production, utilized for wildlife habitat, and harvested for hay, haylage or silage.

  8. Livestock Production • Grazing dairy • Use mainly forages harvested by the animals • Conventional dairy • Use silages, baleages, and alfalfa provided either on or off farm • Beef producers (rotational grazing) • Cow/calf operations rely heavily on forages • Custom heifer development • Backgrounding or stocker operations

  9. Forage Specialist • Important resource for livestock producers • MDC Prairie Conservations • Extension specialist • NRCS personnel • Soil and Water Conservation District Technicians • NRCS, SWCD, BLM managers • University Extension • Missouri Dept. of Conservation • Grazing specialists

  10. Forage and Seed Production and Sales • Hay- grass and alfalfa • Silage- supply forage to large dairies • Baleage • Seed • Hay/forage broker • Custom harvester • Hay production • Silage production • Seed production

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  15. Objective 2 Research careers available in the grassland management sectors

  16. Conclusion Grasslands play an important part in Missouri agriculture industry. In addition to playing a major role in livestock production, grasslands also benefit the environment, wildlife, recreation and soil and water conservation. Therefore, it is important for students to know about the different careers in each area that they study. There are many differentcareer optionsassociated withgrasslands andgrasslandmanagement.

  17. Exit Card • What did you learn about careers in available in grasslands? • What questions do you still have about career options in this area?

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