Barnesville, GA (October 10, 2019)—The Lamar County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) was recently awarded the ‘Conservation Innovation Grant,’ a partnership opportunity provided by the USDA—Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)*. Funding from this grant will go toward the newly-announced ‘Beef Cattle 101 Educational Series,’ an innovative, ongoing series for beginning farmers or cattlemen who are interested in “refreshers” of the basics that focuses on soil health, water quality, grazing system options and beef cattle animal science. The technical and financial assistance from the partnership will allow the Lamar County SWCD to provide quality educational materials and the most up-to-date research from professionals on these topics.
The District received this partnership opportunity with NRCS in order to effectively educate citizens in topics related to soil health principles, conservation and technical assistance available to farmers and producers. Much of the topics and ideas covered in the Beef Cattle 101 Educational Series are related to grazing systems and soil health principles, but they also cover animal science topics as well. The USDA—Natural Resources Conservation Service-Barnesville Field Office and the Lamar County UGA Cooperative Extension Service have partnered with the District in order to present updated research findings and practical techniques for farmer and producers to utilize with their cattle herds. Technical advisors and coordinators for the series include USDA—NRCS District Conservationist Carmen Westerfield and Lamar/Upson Counties’ Extension Agent Hailey Robinson. Please contact Lamar County SWCD Program Coordinator Wesley Doyle for more information related to (or to register for) the Beef Cattle 101 Educational Series, which continues monthly—excluding December 2019—until June 2020.
The mission of the Lamar County Soil & Water Conservation District is to promote the wise use of our soil, water and related natural resources through education, public information, leadership, technical assistance and development of innovative programs.