(AP) — Applications are being accepted for the 2014 Nebraska Ranch Practicum.

Participants will cover several topics, including plant identification, range conditions and grazing strategies, wildlife management and evaluation of beef cattle production systems.

Classroom activities will open and close the practicum in North Platte with the remainder of the classes conducted at UNL’s Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory near Whitman.

Practicum dates this year are June 11 and 12, July 10, Sept. 3 and 4 and Nov. 6, 2014. The final two sessions are Jan. 7 and 8, 2015.

Applications are due May 2, 2014, with a $250 deposit.

For applications or additional information, call Brent Plugge at 308-236-1235 or email [email protected] or visit the practicum website at http://nebraskaranchpracticum.unl.edu/.