Event Details

Date

June 30, 2017

Time

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

Location

Alfred State College
Central Dining Hall, 10 Upper College Drive
Alfred, NY 14802

Cost

$15.00 Includes a hot lunch


Host

Alfred State College
Phil Schroeder
607-587-3983

Pre-Registration Deadline: June 23, 2017

Grazing Strategies for Farm Profitability

June 30, 2017


Topics to be discussed:


Adaptive Grazing Management & Using Multi-species Covers as part of a Grazing System - Russ Wilson

Using Annual Forage Species to Improve Grazing Systems - Dave Hartman, Penn State Extension

Seeing is Believing When it Comes to Soil Health - Fay Benson, CCE

Adding Annuals to Your Pastures for the Livestock Above Ground & Below - Jonathan Barter, SWCD






Grazing Conference Brochure (PDF; 443KB)


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