Pasture And Livestock Water Management

Brookings, S.D. - SDSU Extension will be hosting a seminar focused on pasture and range water management and livestock watering systems at the 2013 Watertown Winter Farm show.

The seminar will be held on Feb. 5 from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in classroom B of the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Watertown.

Topics will include: ways to improve water infiltration and retention in pasture, understanding wetland water cycles, traditional and nontraditional pasture and remote livestock watering options, water quality concerns, and optional funding sources for producers.

"This seminar will be an opportunity for producers to better understand the critical importance of water management in pastures as well as an opportunity to view alternative ideas to supplying water to livestock," said Pete Bauman, SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist. "It's a timely topic given the drought conditions we may continue to face."