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Our Purpose

Dedicated to the enhancement of grasslands, the Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition is comprised of ranchers and private landowners all focused on creating public awareness and improvement of the grazing lands in Nebraska. The organization’s top focus is to provide voluntary technical assistance and educational opportunities on grazing land management. Healthy Nebraska grazing lands translate directly into forage for livestock, habitat for wildlife, economic benefits for landowners and rural communities, and clean water for much of the Great Plains.

Upcoming Events

Nebraska Grazing Conference

Kearney, NE

event details: 8/12/2019 - 8/14/2019 Export event

The 2019 Nebraska Grazing Conference will be held at the Ramada Inn in Kearney, NE on August 12 through 14.  The conference will feature plant identification with Chris Helzer (The Nature Conservancy), rangeland and soil health with Pat Shaver and Dana Larsen, grazinglands management with Virginia Jin, Jerry Volesky, Jeff Bradshaw, Jacob Miller, Martha Mamo, and Andrea Basche, the art and science of winter grazing with John Maddux, Logan Pribbeno, Wayne Eatinger, Jim O’Rourke, and Bruce Anderson, as well as Jack Arterburn and Sarah Sortum covering rangeland resilence. 

Go to http://grassland.unl.edu/nebraska-grazing-conference .  Registration begins June 1st.

The Nebraska Grazing Lands Coalition will also be hosting a Generational Transition meeting on Tuesday evening.  A panel of producers will share their experiences with generational transitions, and experienced agriculture attorney, Pamela Olsen, will cover helpful legal tools for transition. 

You do not need to be signed up for the Grazing Conference to attend. 

Contact Bethany Johnston at 308-348-2015 or [email protected] to register. 

Meal counts are appreciated one week prior.  $15 registration fee.

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