A series of one-day pasture management workshops sponsored by the Academy for Ranch Management at Texas A&M University is scheduled for July.

The schedule kicks off with a July 9 workshop at Katy Prairie Conservancy, west of Houston, followed by a July 11 workshop at the Southwest Texas University Freeman Ranch west of San Marcos.

"These one-day workshops will be strictly an introduction to pasture management and will include field observations people can use when they go out and evaluate their own forage conditions," said Ray Hinnant, one of the instructors for the Academy for Ranch Management and senior research associate at Texas A&M.

"The workshops will cater to absentee landowners or people who've inherited land but work in the city. By attending one of these workshops, participants will be able to make their own projections so that they will meet their grazing goals."

Cost for each workshop is $50 and pre-registration is required prior to the event.

Participants can register online at http://rangeweb.tamu.edu/arm . To register by credit card, call (979) 845-5580 for a credit card authorization form. The registration fee includes a noon lunch.

The program will start at 10 a.m. Topics will include the many aspects of evaluating pasture conditions and trends. Hinnant and Dr. Barron Rector will discuss forage and ranch management objectives and techniques.

The workshops are designed to provide absentee or new ranch owners and managers with scientific information and technologies for ranch management. Limited enrollment assures maximum individual interaction with instructors.

For more information, call (979) 845-5580 or go to the Web at http://rangeweb.tamu.edu/arm .