Why is good pasture important to horses? Well, because horses should consume at least 1-2% of their body weight each day in forage (hay or pasture). A 1000 lb horse will need from 2 - 3 acres to provide enough pasture to meet its total nutrient requirements.

The fee for this course is $10.  To purchase and enroll in the course, click the following button:

If you purchase at least $40 worth of courses from this category, you can receive a 20% discount by entering the voucher code of HorseQuest20. 

A course for Extension staff at North Dakota State University, this provides a self-paced guide to evaluating extension programs, materials, and communications.

For more information or to enroll contact robert.bertsch@ndsu.edu

The FSA Production and Financial Management Training Workshops are continuing education sessions on financial and production agriculture.   

The sessions cover goals and assessments, family business issues, cropping systems, beef cattle production, hay production, crop and livestock insurance options, soil fertility and fertilization, cropland and grazing leases, integrated weed management, risk management, insights from futures markets, recordkeeping and financial ratios, farm labor, public policy issues, farmland values and cash rents in Montana, agricultural outlook, estate planning, retirement planning, health, life and disability insurance, and stress and mental health issues.

This course also meets the requirements for production and financial management training for FSA loan recipients. In order to qualify for a certificate, all sessions must be completed.

Contact Keri Hayes, MSU at 406-994-3511 or email:  khayes@montana.edu to receive enrollment instructions and payment requirements. 

For more information or to enroll contact: Mike Goatley, Turfgrass Extension Specialist / Professor Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech at goatley@vt.edu

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 6: Deer Wintering Areas

Speaker: Dan Hill, Deer Habitat Biologist-Maine Inland Fisheries & Wildlife

Managing forest lands with consideration for our wintering deer herd.

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 11: Forest Pest & Disease Update

Speaker: Michael Parisio-Maine Forest Service

An update on what forest pests and diseases are still a threat to the health and vigor of our forests, and ideas on how to manage for them.

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 1: Mechanized Operators Course Presentation 

A description of the course outline, progress to date, future plans moving forward.

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 5: New Markets for Low-Grade Forest Products

Speaker: Shane O'Neill, Forest Industry Business Development Manager-UMaine

A discussion of some potential/new markets for low-grade forest products based on research and testing ongoing at the UMaine Advanced Structures and Composites Center.

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 10: State GIS/Lidar Presentation

Speaker: Dan Hayes, Dave Sandilands-UMaine

A presentation about what data sets are available to our forestry professionals from the region's state facilities.

Forest Engineering 2022

This course encompasses all of the presentations from the 2022 NER.COFE Workshop.  Each topic corresponds to each of the individual presentations and are approved for 0.5 Category 1 Forester Licensing credits by both SAF and the State of Maine.

The cost for each topic is $10.00 which is to cover recording, processing, and online fees, and will continue to support the NER.COFE organization as the in-person workshop does.

Any questions may be forwarded to: 

Ray Berthiaume, NER.COFE Chair, UNH Cooperative Extension Field Specialist, Coos County Forester

Topic 2: Workforce Shortages, Issues/Solutions Presentation

Speaker: Robby Gross, Chief Forest Ranger-Maine Forest Service; Bill Patterson, Bureau Parks and Lands

A discussion of how the MFS and PBL have, and continue, to work through the challenges of hiring and retaining employees.

Speaker:  Charlie Levesque-Innovative Natural Resource Solutions, LLC

A discussion of the basics of forest carbon and what it might mean in future years for the forest industry.  Specifically:  how do forests capture and store carbon, how does the forest carbon market work, how might forest carbon programs impact timber harvesting, how do landowners access these programs, what does all this mean for managing our forests.

1.5 Category 1 CEUs;  $30.00

Speaker: Stephen Nicholas-Maine Forest Service

A walk-through of the new system, including how to access and what the requirements are.

0.5 Category 1 CEU;  $10.00

Speaker: Jeremy Miller-Regional Technical Manager, American Forest Management

A case study of actual use of the software in forestry on-the-ground applications.

0.5 Category 1 CEU;  $10.00

Speaker: Joel Slate-Corporate Director of Fiber Supply ND Paper

Discussion of markets for low-grade forest products and resources to support them.

0.5 Category 1 CEU;  $10.00