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Ag Extension offers several workshops
Sign-in starts at 7:30 a.m. This program builds on last year’s workshop (Introduction to Cattle Ownership and Management) by reviewing the basics for new cattle owners as well as adding more depth and intermediate topics for those with some cattle experience. Topics covered will include infrastructure needed to house, contain, and feed & water cattle, the economics of owning cattle, trade-offs of owning yearlings vs. raising cattle year-round, basic equipment, basics of grazing management, winter feeding, cattle health issues, do’s and don’ts of buying and selling cattle, cattle breeds, and other topics. Owning and managing cattle can be rewarding in itself, but it also provides a way to manage and utilize pasture and rangeland which can improve grass-land health, control weeds, and reduce wildfire risk by reducing fine fuels. Owning cattle can also be a way of obtaining additional income from your rural property, and grazing can qualify you for property tax categories that lower valuation and reduce your property tax bills. Agenda 7:30 am Sign In 8:00 am Welcome and Introduction, Bill Warren, UI Extension 8:10 am Basics and Beyond: Cattle Ownership and Management, Part I, Jim Church, UI Extension, Idaho Co. 10:00 am Break 10:20 am Basics and Beyond: Cattle Ownership and Management, Part II, Jim Church, UI Extension, Idaho Co. 11:50 am Evaluations 12:00 noon Close Cost is $10.00 per person. Call the UI Extension office at 208-476-4434 to register or email clearwater@uidaho.edu to request detailed program information. Pre-registration is highly encouraged to ensure seating availability and to help us plan for handouts and refreshments. 2019 Small Farms & Community Food Systems Series This workshop series focuses on topics that assist landowners in producing and marketing agriculture products that are sold locally. Topics include soils, vegetable production, growing tree fruit, processing and marketing, raising livestock, farmers markets, viticulture & many other topics. Whether you are looking for additional ways to derive income from your property, or are thinking of starting a local agriculture business, this workshop series will offer information to help you reach your goals. This year’s program includes presentations on: Tuesday, January 29, 2019: 6:00—8:30 pm How to Generate Income Raising Sheep and Goats, January Spencer, Thors Forge Farms Tuesday, February 5, 2019: 6:00—8:30 pm Irrigation Systems to Boost Productivity, Iris Mayes, UI Extension, Latah County Tuesday, February 12, 2019: 6:00—8:30 pm Growing Fodder as a Livestock Feed to Boost the Profitability of Your Livestock Operation, January Spencer, Thors Forge Farms Each evening: 6:00 – 6:10 pm—Welcome & Introduction, Bill Warren, UI Extension, Clearwater County 7:10 – 7:30 pm—Break with light refreshments Pre-registration is highly encouraged to ensure seating availability and to help us plan for handouts and refreshments. The program will be held on three consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., on January 29th, February 5th and 12rd at the Extension office conference room located at 2200 Michigan Ave. in Orofino, ID 83544. Registration is only $5.00 per evening or $10.00 for the entire 3-Part series. Please mail registrations with payment to UI Extension Workshop Fund, 2200 Michigan Ave., Orofino, ID 83544 prior to the workshop. Sign-in will begin at 5:30 p.m. each evening. Seating is limited to 35 people. What Landowners Need to Know: The New Income Tax Law and Timber & Idaho’s New Trespassing Law This workshop will explore implications of the 2017 Federal income tax legislation for landowners managing and selling timber, as well as a brief refresher on the basics of income tax considerations for timber sales. In addition, the new Idaho trespassing law, passed by the legislature in 2018, created changes in the posting requirements for private property as well as changes to the definition of trespass and the penalties. Implications of this new law for the landowning and recreating public will be explained. Monday, January 28, 2019, from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm, at the Extension office, 2200 Michigan Ave., Orofino, Idaho. Sign-In begins at 5:30pm. Agenda 5:30 pm Sign In 6:00 pm Welcome and Introduction, Bill Warren, UI Extension 6:05 pm The New Income Tax Law and Timber, Calvin Hogg and Scott Taylor, Presnell Gage, PLLC 7:00 pm Break 7:20 pm Idaho’s New Trespassing Law, Clayne Tyler, Clearwater County Prosecutor 8:15 pm Evaluations 8:30 pm Close Pre-registration is highly encouraged to ensure seating availability and to help us plan for handouts and refreshments. Cost is $10.00 per person. Make checks payable to “UI Extension Workshop Fund”. Send registration form and payment to: 2200 Michigan Ave., Orofino, ID 83544. Call the UI Extension office at 208-476-4434 or email clearwater@uidaho.edu to request detailed program information. |
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