For Farmers and those learning about pasture management
2005 PASTURE WALKS LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES |
For Farmers and those learning about pasture management
Thurs. June 16 Horse Pasture Walk
Fox Quarter Farm
6:30pm - 9:00pm Carroll County
Sat July 9 10am-2 pm Ron Holter
Grass Based Dairy
Frederick County
Tues. July 19 9:30 - Noon
Lawrason Sayre Harford Co.
Summer grazing of beef
with cool season grasses and legumes
Afternoon session at extension office on C-Graz grazing planning tool
Thurs. July 21 Calvert Co, 7:00-8:30 pm
Tim Gott - Stockpiling fescue for beef
Wed August 3 9-Noon The uses of Gamagrass - Bill Edwards Bison Farm
Dorchester Co. 9am-Noon lunch provided.
Register by August 25th.
PLEASE REGISTER if you plan to attend to get directions and get updates on any changes. Contact LydiaDonovan at lydia.donovan@md.usda.gov or 443-482-2907 if you do not have access to the internet. Maps and infor- mation on the web athttp://www.md.nrcs.usda.gov/programs/glci/glci.html or at your district or extension office.
These Tours are Sponsored or supported by the Maryland Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Coalition and theMaryland USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in partnership with local conservation districts, Maryland Cooperative Extension Service, Maryland Department of Agriculture, andFuture Harvest/CASA
ALL ARE WELCOME
Sat. September 10 Horse pasture walk
Howard Co. 9:30 - Noon
County Extension Office. Stockpiling fescue, how to graze fescue efficiently in the winter months and management of it through the season
Sat. September 24 -Aist's Beef Farm
1-3 PMestab. gamagrass / stockpiling fescue to extend the grazing season
for beef. Prince George's County
Tues. October 18Stockpiling fescue and grazing cattle in the mountains of Maryland - Flintstone, Allegany County - Carl Robinette farm 9 am to Noon walk 1-3 PM Pasture planning work session at Allegany SCD office
Tues. Dec. 6 9Am - Noon Pasture Walk. 1-4 PM. Afternoon pasture planning work session at the Washington