The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation has extended the sign-up deadline for the 2006 Grazing School to Friday, Oct. 20. The school will be held Tuesday, Oct. 24, to Thursday, Oct. 26, at the Noble Foundation's campus in Ardmore.

The Grazing School is an intense, hands-on course in all aspects of grazing, including ecosystem processes, estimating forage production, grass mechanics and systems, forage flow and animal performance, said Shan Ingram, Education and Special Projects Manager in the Agricultural Division. A segment on drought management will also be included in this year's program.

The Grazing School will offer Continuing Education Units (CEU) for Society for Range Management and American Forage and Grassland Council members.

To register, contact Annie Coble at 580.224.6501, or macoble@noble.org. The cost for the Grazing School is $200 per participant and includes lunch and dinner, grazing stick, hat and notebook. Lodging is available at the Ardmore Holiday Inn for $65 per night. For additional information, contact 580.223.7130 for reservations.

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News Release Issued: October 9, 2006

The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, Inc. (www.noble.org), headquartered in Ardmore, Okla., is a nonprofit organization conducting agricultural, forage improvement and plant biology research; assisting farmers and ranchers through educational and consultative agricultural programs; and providing grants to nonprofit charitable, educational and health organizations.