Summary

Event presentations will be simultaneously delivered in-person and online via a Zoom Webinar. Outdoor sessions on King Ranch will be recorded and made available to virtual participants within two weeks of the event conclusion.

Species such as mesquite, huisache, juniper, prickly pear, and others compete for soil nutrients and compromise the growth of higher succession forages preferred by wild and domestic herbivores. Brush management is never a one-and-done event, but rather an on-going, never-ending process. Here’s an opportunity to learn the full complement of management tools and see firsthand the results of their application. The event is approved by the Texas Department of Agriculture for 10 Pesticide Applicator CEUs.

This lectureship is sponsored by Corteva.

Learning Objectives

• Appreciate the factors that have contributed to current southern Great Plains range and pasture conditions
• Develop smart goals for a brush management program
• Understand the relationship between grazing management and brush encroachment
• Apply systems thinking to find leverage for managing invasive brush species and sustaining forage production
• Develop a checklist for conducting brush management projects
• Understand the role of prescribed fire in managing native range pastures
• Prioritize brush management for greatest return on investment
• Improve awareness of legal considerations associated with the use of prescribed fire and herbicides
• Learn large and small scale best management practices for controlling the most prevalent invasive brush species

Lead Instructor

Jeff Goodwin • Director • Texas A&M Center for Grazinglands and Ranch Management