Event Details

Date

February 25, 2020

Time

11am-3pm

Location

Venture Farms
6978 Route 80
Tully, NY 13159

Cost

This event is free.

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Pre-Registration Deadline: February 21, 2020

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Connecting The Dots: Linking Dollars to Dairy Grazing Decisions

February 25, 2020

Connecting The Dots: Linking Dollars to Dairy Grazing Decisions

Do you want more quality grazing days? Are you ready to make more money within your grazing system? Do you know your cost of production for pasture? Are you dealing with weather events proactively? Can you get away for a vacation during the growing season?

Join the South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Team for a conversation about how to plan and manage your grazing system to achieve the results that you want! Madison County Grazing Specialist and veteran grazier Troy Bishop, aka The Grass Whisperer, will be on hand to facilitate a discussion around grazing approaches and planning tools.

Using Bishop's custom "Jumbo-Tron" grazing chart tool, farmers can actively predict changes in recovery periods and see trouble brewing, while developing management scenarios to save money at every decision. Troy's light-hearted show and tell format will draw on his own farm grazing experience and approaches from his mentors to implementing a consistent season right into winter grazing.

Our Dairy Specialist and Farm Business Management Educator will also share tools for calculating pasture costs and tracking income over feed costs throughout the grazing season. Understanding the cost of production for pasture can help dairy graziers connect the dots between grazing decisions and dollars.

Bring your own farm map, grazing plan, grazing charts, etc. to the meeting so that we can draw from everyone's experiences and perspectives on developing a grazing plan that really works.

Lunch will be served, followed by an ice-cream sundae bar to add nutrients for a lively conversation!

This meeting is supported by a grant from the Dairy Advancement Program (DAP).


Connecting the Dots Flyer (PDF; 192KB)


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