The next Agronomy and Horticulture seminar is Feb. 22
BIQUAN ZHAO, postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, will present “Toward Adaptive Grazing: Leveraging Different Rangeland Monitoring And Assessing Techniques,” on Thursday, Feb. 22 at 11 a.m. in Keim Hall 150 or streamed live via Zoom at https://go.unl.edu/agrohortseminar.
Adaptive Grazing has been a strategy for rangeland management. Implementing adaptive grazing is challenging due to the dynamics in forage production, livestock behaviors, and external environment such as climate change. This talk covers Zhao’s research in long-term forage production monitoring for plant functional groups, forage biomass estimation by using drone remote sensing, and cattle grazing behavior modeling through GPS collars. Those rangeland monitoring techniques were utilized to enhance understanding of rangeland dynamics and can help apply adaptive grazing strategies.