Curious about what bale grazing is and how it can help increase the soil health on your land? This free webinar features Philip Boyd, vice president of science and research at Dixon Water Foundation. He will share his experiences using bale grazing in efforts to promote soil and watershed health in the state of Texas. Bale grazing is a winter feeding method where bales are set out on pasture and fed in a controlled manner, and the combined organic matter resulting from leftover hay and manure and urine deposits enriches the soil.

This talk will cover the use of hay bale grazing to recover bare ground in the arid Chihuahuan Desert prairie of Dixon Water Foundation’s West Texas ranch and in areas impacted by utilities and oil and gas development. The content will be applicable to all who are ranching in arid regions and wanting to build up the soil health of their land. There will be an opportunity for Q&A and discussion after the presentation.

Questions? Contact Eva Stricker at eva@quiviracoalition.org.

This workshop is funded by a USDA Conservation Innovation Grant.

About Dixon Water Foundation: Founded in 1994 by the late Roger Dixon, the Dixon Water Foundation promotes healthy watersheds and sequestration of carbon through regenerative land management, to ensure that present and future generations of Texans have the water resources they need. They own and operate several working cattle ranches—Mimms Unit and the Alamito Creek Preserve in West Texas and Leo and Pittman Units in North Texas. These ranches demonstrate environmentally and economically sound ways to manage rangeland. They partner with local researchers to monitor how the environment responds to our stewardship; host educational programs, serving as outdoor classrooms for landowners, students, and others interested in sustainable ranch and natural resource management; and fund annual grants to programs that support our mission in key Texas ecosystems.

The foundation has been honored with the 2017 Leopold Conservation Award, a Lone Star Land Steward Award and a Texas Environmental Excellence Award for Agriculture.