NEPC Grazing Guide

Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium
Ramada Conference Center and Inn
State College, Pennsylvania
February 1-2, 2011

Session 3
What Will Climate Change Mean to Grazing Animals?
Dr. Larry Chase, Professor of Animal Science-Nutrition from Cornell University

All animals have a zone of thermoneutral temperatures conducive to normal function. The …

Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium
Ramada Conference Center and Inn
State College, Pennsylvania
February 1-2, 2011

Session 3
nvasive Plants, Climate and CO2: Implications for Agriculture
Dr. Lewis Ziska, research plant physiologist, USDA-ARS, Crop Systems and Global Change Lab, Beltsville, MD

So what happens if CO2 goes up …

Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium
Ramada Conference Center and Inn
State College, Pennsylvania
February 1-2, 2011

Session 3
xImplicatins of Rising Atmospheric CO2 and Climate Change for Grazinglands Dr. Jack Morgan, plant physiologist, USDA-ARS Crops Research Laboratory, Fort Collins, CO

Atmospheric CO2 levels remained essentially constant from 0 …

Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium
Ramada Conference Center and Inn
State College, Pennsylvania
February 1-2, 2011

Session 3
NEPC 2011 Annual Meeting, Session 3 What will the Climate be like for our children and grandchildren? Dr. Howard Skinner, plant physiologist, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research Unit …

Northeast Pasture Research and Extension Consortium
Ramada Conference Center and Inn
State College, Pennsylvania
February 1-2, 2011

Session 2 Pasture Research Needs for the Next 5 Years
Dr. Evert Byington, National Program Leader for Rangeland, Pasture, and Forages, USDA Agricultural Research Service

Ev briefed the Public and Private sectors who …