| Seminar
Schedule
Two ways to register:
1. Traditional mail. Visit
the Register Page for
instructions.
2. At the door. Walk-ins
will be accepted for Equine & Livestock workshops.
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SESSION 1 DATES/LOCATIONS:
Date/Location A: January
26, 2008 - UMass Hadley Farm Equine Center - Hadley, MA
Date/Location B: February
9, 2008 - Essex Ag-Tech High School - Danvers, MA
Date/Location C: February
16, 2008 - Dean College - Franklin, MA
SESSION 1 WORKSHOPS:
Is This Plant
Poisonous? (Identifying Poisonous Plants)
Time: 9:30 AM
Instructors: Randall Prostak
and Dr. Stephen Herbert
Horses
and livestock usually avoid eating poisonous plants as long as
quality hay or pasture is available. However, faced with no pasture
or hay, an animal might decide to sample one of the poisonous weeds
still left standing in the field. We will discuss the factors influencing
poisoning and poisonous nature of plants.
Tuition = $25
From Disaster
to Pasture (Basics of Pasture Establishment and Grazing
Management)
Time: 11:00 AM
Instructor: Dr.
Stephen Herbert
Well managed pastures can furnish high-quality, nutritious
feed at a relatively low cost. Dr. Stephen Herbert will discuss the basics
of pasture establishment, renovating old pastures and management of horse and
livestock pastures.
Tuition = $25
Weeds in My Pasture,
Oh No! (Identifying and Managing Weeds in Pastures)
Time: 1:20 PM
Instructor: Randall Prostak
Many weeds in pastures are actually quite palatable and nutritious
if the pasture is maintained in a vegetative state and not allowed
to become too mature. Learn basics of weed identification and management
options.
Tuition = $25
Exercise
& Horse Conditioning (Health Issues
and Nutritional Management for Horses)
Time: 2:35 PM
Instructor: Susan Bruns
Horses must have a balanced diet, and equally important is a balanced
exercise program. Too much feed and little exercise ensures a fat
horse.
Tuition = $25
SESSION 2 DATES/LOCATIONS:
Date/Location A: February
23,
2008 - UMass Hadley
Farm Equine Center- Hadley, MA
Date/Location B: March 1,
2008 - Essex Ag-Tech
High School - Danvers, MA
Date/Location C: March
8,
2008 - Dean College - Franklin, MA
SESSION 2 WORKSHOPS:
Manure and Mud Management
(Best Management Practices for Small Acreage Horse and Livestock
Operations)
Time: 9:30 AM
Instructors: Dr.
Masoud Hashemi
Keeping animals on small
acreage in suburban communities may threaten the quality
of water in our wells, ponds, or lakes. Dr. Hashemi
will first discuss managing nutrients and manure on
horse and livestock farms, and review methods of handling
manure, composting and the application of the correct
amount of manure to the pastures.
Tuition = $25
Biosecurity
on the Farm (Precautions when Buying or Showing Animals)
Time: 11:00 AM
Instructors: Carrie
Chickering-Sears and Dr. Carlos Gradil, DVM
Bring new animals to your farm, showing animals at fairs
and even people moving from one animal holding area to another can introduce
health risks from pathogens. The way these can be spread will be discussed
together with precautions that should be taken. Carrie Chickering-Sears has
much experience in showing animals. Her family had the Supreme Champion Cow
at the World Dairy Expo in 2007.
Tuition = $25
Understanding Hay Quality (Practical
Hay Quality Principles)
Time: 1:20 PM
Instructor: Dr. Stephen Herbert
Hay is an important and the most commonly used feed. Feeding hay of unknown
or low quality may adversely affect animal nutrition, and will cost more than
necessary. Learn about hay quality and how to determine it. This will be in-part
a hands-on workshop examining several hay samples of varying quality.
Tuition = $25
From Conception to Foaling (Assisted
Reproduction Techniques)
Time: 2:35 PM
Instructor: Dr.
Carlos Gradil, DVM
Implications of reproductive issues will be related to horse health and management.
The discussion of assisted reproduction techniques will include stallion collection
and shipping, artificial insemination, and embryo transfer.
Tuition = $25
Two ways to register:
1. Traditional mail. Visit
the Register Page for
instructions.
2. At the door. Walk-ins
will be accepted for Equine & Livestock workshops.
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