The Kansas Grazing Lands Coalition is hosting a mixed grass academy in Barton County, Aug. 13-15 at Camp Aldrich near Claflin.

Learn more about rangeland management in a friendly setting with other ranchers, land managers, range management students and natural resource professionals. 

During the Mixed Grass Academy, you will receive the opportunity to listen to others share their experiences, expertise, best practices, as well as, gain hands on experience! 

Besides learning plant identification, figuring stocking rates, monitoring vegetation response, estimating forage allocation and the rest of basics needed to manage your rangeland, there will be ranchers and natural resource professionals from NRCS and other organizations talking with you about how to plan long term for whatever nature or market forces bring to your ranching enterprise and how to respond to keep your rangeland health high and your livestock productive.

KGLC academy will be at Camp Aldrich, 884 NE 110 Ave, Claflin. The cost is $350 per student and covers room and board, meals and tuition for the 2 ½ day academies. Scholarships of $175 are available for landowners, ranchers and operators.

To register, go to https://www.kglc.org and click on “Range Academies”. Registration is due Aug. 5th.

Alicia Boor is the Agriculture and Natural Resources agent with K-State Research and Extension – Cottonwood District. Contact her by email at aboor@ksu.edu or call 620-793-1910.