MNWiC Webinar: Grazing Guidance: Getting to the Root of Better Pastures, January 28, 2026

Описание: For this Minnesota Women in Conservation Welcoming Wednesday Webinar, we heard from grazing experts and an experienced practitioner about practices, resources, and considerations for raising animals on pasture.

January 28th, 2026
Webinar Topic: Grazing Guidance: Getting to the Root of Better Pastures

Webinar Hosts: Alex Kiminski, MNWiC West Central Region Coordinator

Conservation Professionals: Tarah Young, UMN Extension Educator
Kelly Anderson, Livestock Specialist with the MN Department of Agriculture

Tarah Young is a University of Minnesota Extension Educator in Hubbard County who has an M.S. in Applied Plant Science from the University of Minnesota. She grew up on a small Hereford cattle farm in Buffalo, MN, and specializes in forages, soil fertility, and pasture management.

Kelly is a Livestock Specialist with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. She specializes in grazing livestock of all kinds for all purposes. In addition to her duties with MDA, Kelly, along with her husband, run a herd of 120 Angus cows in West-Central Minnesota. They have worked with the US Fish and Wildlife Service to rotationally graze nearby Waterfowl Production Areas to benefit wildlife habitat for over 20 years. She has also recently added a flock of sheep to the operation for increased grazing diversity.)

Links to Resources Shared in the Webinar:
MN Cropland Grazing Exchange: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/cropland-...
Midwest Grazing Exchange: https://www.midwestgrazingexchange.com/
Conservation Grazing Map: https://mnag.maps.arcgis.com/apps/web...
Targeted Grazier Certification: https://rangelands.org/targeted-grazi...
Minnesota Grazing Lands Conservation Association: https://www.mnglca.org/
GrazeHERS events: https://www.mnglca.org/events
Beginning Livestock Production Online Course: z.umn.edu/beginlivestockcourse
Find your Local Grazing Specialist: https://app.box.com/s/x2hwo9eziyrngad...
Grazing Systems Planning Guide: https://conservancy.umn.edu/server/ap...
Minnesota Department of Agriculture Tactical Plan: https://tacticalplan-mnag.hub.arcgis....
Society for Range Management: https://rangelands.org/
Sustainable Farming Association Livestock Integration Resources: https://sfa-mn.org/livestock/
The Complete Directory of Goats Working on Landscapes: www.hiregoats.com
Synthesis Paper: Targeted Livestock Grazing: Prescription for Healthy Rangelands: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...
Ducks Unlimited Agriculture Grazing Systems Programs: https://ag.ducks.org/grazing-systems
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) | Natural Resources Conservation Service - EQIP: https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/programs-in...
AGRI Livestock Investment Grant | Minnesota Department of Agriculture: https://www.mda.state.mn.us/business-...

Contacts
Kelly Anderson, [email protected], 320-634-7354
Tarah Young, [email protected], Phone-Office: O: 218-732-3391 | C:218-209-2111
Krysten Zummo, [email protected]

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Minnesota Women in Conservation (MNWiC) is a project of Renewing the Countryside in partnership with the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). MNWiC's mission is to engage women in conservation conversations, connecting them with the tools and resources needed to develop their own goals. We facilitate Regional Networks to help all women of every experience level to learn and to implement practices in their own spaces, both urban and rural. We are here to nurture land and community. Join us!

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