Reservation Education of Leafy Spurge Control with Multi-Species Grazing of Sheep and Cattle

Reservation Education of Leafy Spurge Control with Multi-Species Grazing of Sheep and Cattle

Summary

Objectives for this project include:

1) Train professionals to develop an awareness of multi-species grazing to control leafy spurge.

2) Develop demonstration plots on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation to create a link from professionals to land users on reservations in North Dakota and surrounding states.

3) Inform field personnel of the latest range management techniques to control leafy spurge.

4) Train professionals on the latest technology of sheep management and cooperative development on reservations in North Dakota and surrounding states.

5) Train tribal professionals in multi-species grazing, range management and sheep management in order to disseminate information to tribal producers.

The Fort Berthold Indian Reservation has a land base of more than 1,000,000 acres. We are planning to set up demonstration sites using multi-species grazing (cows and sheep) to control the spread of leafy spurge.

To help with the education we will utilize sites around the state of North Dakota to give hands-on training. Field professionals from North Dakota and neighboring states’ reservations, 1999 land grant tribal colleges (natural resources and agriculture divisions), tribal natural resource departments, NRCS, BIA, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and North Dakota State University Extension Service agents will be invited to participate.

Educational workshops would include field trips to Manda Multi-Species Research Project and Sentinel Butte Research Site. Range management and sheep management courses will be offered to increase the knowledge base of group members. This will give local professionals necessary training to pursue the establishment of their own demonstration project.

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