Event Details

Date

June 1, 2019

Time

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - $5 per person includes morning refreshments and lunch

Location

Rose Bay Farm
4587 Lower River Road
Lewiston, NY

Cost

At the Door
$5.00 payable at the door

Host

Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Program

Nancy Glazier
585-315-7746


ROSE BAY FARM - PASTURE WALK - LEWISTON NY - RSVP BY MAY 27TH

June 1, 2019

ROSE BAY FARM - PASTURE WALK - LEWISTON NY -  RSVP BY MAY 27TH

Peter Grainge has been grazing Scottish Highland cattle on 15 acres of pasture since 2013 and He is slowly bringing the farm back into production. 
Topics to be discussed include:
  •  soil sampling to understand fertility
  •  pasture renovation
  •  forage quality and testing
  •  pasture rotation.


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