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		<title>Native Grass Forage &#8211; New Extension Bulletins for Mid-South</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new series of extension bulletins focused on native grass forage production is being produced here at UT’s Center for Native Grassland Management.  The first four are now available (see below).  Five others are planned with the first of those, Economic Implications of Growing Native Warm-Season Grasses for Forage in the Mid-South (SP731-E), becoming available [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=391&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation Programs = Lower extinction risk</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:14:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A new study on the threatened grasshopper sparrow in New Jersey demonstrates that farmland conservation programs can potentially play an important role in reducing the extinction risk of grassland birds.&#8221;  From Conservation Maven.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=354&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Switchgrass Harvest</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lee et al. (2009) examined the impact of fall and spring harvests on biomass yield in switchgrass and other potential bioenergy grasses.  There was little drop-off in biomass yield in spring harvests compared to fall for switchgrass, and big bluestem actually produced slightly more in spring.  This is great news for wildlife conservation.  Spring biomass [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=331&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Haying Expiring CRP Contracts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 18:17:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<title>Primary Nesting Season</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/06/28/primary-nesting-seasons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 01:33:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[USDA FSA has a map of the Primary Nesting Season (PNS). PNS is the period of high nesting activity of grassland birds, and managed haying and grazing is prohibited during this time frame. Notice how much the dates and length of the PNS varies even among adjacent states.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=53&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Grazing and Haying CRP for Livestock Needs</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/29/grazing-and-haying-crp-for-livestock-needs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 14:13:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The USDA just opened up &#62; 24 million acres of CRP to help offset increased feed costs. Many wildlife concerns are directly addressed. &#8220;Eligible land may not be hayed or grazed until after the end of the primary nesting season. Also, some &#8230;.. land must be reserved for wildlife and &#8230;&#8230; must have a conservation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=44&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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