{"id":2991,"date":"2014-05-06T15:36:02","date_gmt":"2014-05-06T19:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/?page_id=2991"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:34:53","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T20:34:53","slug":"pasture-course","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Pasture Management Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3008\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef.jpg\" alt=\"beef cattle in pasture\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef.jpg 500w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/beef-423x282.jpg 423w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>This self-study course was originally developed as a correspondence course by the University of Minnesota.\u00a0With permission, we modified portions of the course for Maine as well as converted it to an online offering.\u00a0One of the benefits of taking a self-study course is that you can move through the material at your own pace.<\/p>\n<p>There are seven sections to the course. You may also print each lesson (without additional photos and video clips) by selecting the PDF option. Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view and print PDF documents (<a href=\"http:\/\/get.adobe.com\/reader\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">download Acrobat Reader<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>There is a quiz at the end of each lesson. Answers are provided separately.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-1\/\">Lesson 1. Planning a Grazing System<\/a><\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-1.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-2\/\"><strong>Lesson 2. Plant Species Selection<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-2.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-3\/\"><strong>Lesson 3. Fencing Systems<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-3.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-4\/\"><strong>Lesson 4.\u00a0Weed Control in Pastures<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-4.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-5\/\"><strong>Lesson 5. Grazier&#8217;s Arithmetic<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-5.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-6\/\"><strong>Lesson 6. Managing for a Year-Long Forage Supply<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-6.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/pasture-course\/lesson-7\/\"><strong>Lesson 7. Livestock Water Supply<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/Grazing-Lesson-7.pdf\">PDF<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information, contact Rick Kersbergen at <a href=\"mailto:richard.kersbergen@maine.edu\">richard.kersbergen@maine.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2996 size-medium\" style=\"border: 0px none\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-300x59.jpg\" alt=\"NRCS: Natural Resources Conservation Service\" width=\"300\" height=\"59\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-300x59.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-768x151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-1024x202.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-105x21.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-317x62.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-423x83.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-634x125.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-846x167.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo-951x187.jpg 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/livestock\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/36\/2014\/05\/nrcs-logo.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This self-study course was originally developed as a correspondence course by the University of Minnesota.\u00a0With permission, we modified portions of the course for Maine as well as converted it to an online offering.\u00a0One of the benefits of taking a self-study course is that you can move through the material at your own pace. 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