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Noble Foundation, OSU Team Up on Seminar for New and Absentee Landowners
Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:20:15 CDT
The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service will co-host the Basic Ag Seminar for the Small, Beginning or Absentee Landowner from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Sept. 28, 2012, at the Oklahoma County Extension Auditorium, located at 930 North Portland Avenue in Oklahoma City.
This seminar will provide landowners who are new to agriculture or who spend extended periods away from their property (termed "absentee landowners") with information on hay and grazing leases, how to properly manage their resources and what technical agencies are available to assist producers.
Consultants from the Noble Foundation and OSU Extension will explain lease agreements, the importance of proper stocking rate for productivity and land stewardship, and cost-share programs potentially applicable for these landowners. A panel discussion will conclude the seminar so that producers can ask questions that may not have been covered in the presentations.
"We're going to cover a tremendous amount of fundamental information aimed at helping these new and absentee producers protect the land and their interest in it," said Steven Smith, wildlife and fisheries consultant. "It is important to develop clear goals for the property, and we're going to help them take the first steps to developing those goals, based on the amount of time and energy they are able to spend."
There is no cost for this seminar, but attendance is limited and pre-registration is requested. For additional information or to register, please call Ray Ridlen, OSU Extension, at 405-713-1125.
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