The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation will be hosting its 2006 Grazing School October 24-26 in Ardmore, Okla.

This three-day, high-impact event is designed to help grazing managers make sound management decisions. Using a combination of hands-on activities and class time, expert presenters cover topics such as ecosystem processes, estimating forage production, grass mechanics, grazing systems, behavior of grazing animals, forage flow and animal performance, prescribed burning, drought management and extending the grazing season.

To register, contact Melissa Castleman at (580) 224-6411 or mdcastleman@noble.org. Cost for the Grazing School is $200 per participant, which includes daily lunch and supper, grazing stick, cap and notebooks.

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News Release Issued: July 4, 2006

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.