USDA-ARS
Booneville, Arkansas, United States
Dr. Christine Nieman is a Research Animal Scientist with USDA-ARS Dale Bumpers Small Farms Research Center in Booneville, Arkansas. Dr. Nieman is a ruminant nutritionist specializing in beef forage and grazing systems. Her research evaluates strategies for increasing profitability of small beef farms in the mid-South through various forage management approaches. These approaches include decreasing costs by reducing hay feeding and extending the grazing season, and increasing productivity through utilization of annual forage species, baleage, and supplementation on pasture. Dr. Nieman also works with silvopasture systems, her research focuses on forage establishment, growth, persistence, and general management in shaded environments.
Foundations for successfully integrating livestock into the woods through silvopasture
Saturday, October 28, 2023
10:00am - 11:30am PST
Saturday, October 28, 2023
10:00am - 10:30am PST