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		<title>Southeastern Prairie Symposium</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2011/11/22/southeastern-prairie-symposium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<title>Native Grass Forage &#8211; New Extension Bulletins for Mid-South</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2011/05/19/391/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 21:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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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>Converting Cropland to Perennial Grassland</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2011/01/03/converting-cropland-to-perennial-grassland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2011 19:58:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Converting croplands to perennial grasslands &#8211; a publication from ATTRA.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=388&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Prairie Restoration &#8220;Tricks of the Trade&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2010/05/24/prairie-restoration-tricks-of-the-trade/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Conservation Maven points out a great article about what works and what doesn&#8217;t when restoring native prairie.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=367&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spring Switchgrass Harvest</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/11/25/spring-switchgrass-harvest/</link>
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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>Establishing Native Grasses and Forbs</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/06/05/establishing-native-grasses-and-forbs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:50:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new research advance entitled &#8220;Evaluating Pre-emergence Herbicides for Establishing Native Grasses and Forbs&#8221; from Mississippi State&#8217;s Forest and Wildlife Research Center.  And yes, it&#8217;s a shameless plug for my own research.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=258&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Natural Grasslands = Tastier meat</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/01/14/natural-grasslands-tastier-meat/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:16:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent study from the UK suggests that cattle and sheep that graze on natural grasslands (vs. improved pastures) may be both tastier and healthier.  Links to the ESRC report HERE, news releases HERE and HERE. Would tastier and healthier meat command a higher price at market?  This finding, if replicated, could be a powerful [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=173&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>More Grassland Management Resources</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2009/01/03/more-grassland-management-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 19:56:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have added the following updates to the Grassland Management Manuals page: Converting Common Bermudagrass to NWSG.  (Barnes and Washburn) from www.wildlifemanagement.info. Handling the Tall Fescue Problem from the Southeast Quail Study group via www.wildlifemanagement.info. Fescue Eradication by the Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife via www.wildlifemanagement.info. Native Warm-season Perennial Grasses for Forage in Kentucky [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=168&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everything You Need to Know About NWSG!</title>
		<link>http://practicalconservation.org/2008/05/03/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nwsg/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 May 2008 23:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Riffell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Native Warm Season Grasses: Identification, Establishment and Forage-Production in the Mid-South is a thorough guide to everything you need to know to establish, manage (and profit from) native warm season grass pastures in the south. Published by University of Tennessee Extension, it draws on expertise from around the region and contains effective graphics, tables and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=practicalconservation.org&amp;blog=3470355&amp;post=23&amp;subd=practicalconservation&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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