August 5, 2008
Are Your Pastures?
Hot, Erosive, Colicky, with Nutrients moving to the Waters’ of The Bay?
Or
Cool, Nutrient Retentive,
and Covered in Safer Grasses for horses?
Which type of pasture do you want?
Join a free, local pasture walk to learn about, pasture practices, and loafing lot areas.
Anne Arundel Pasture Walk
Burrages End Stables
5635 Old Ridge Path Lane
Lothian, Maryland 20711
September 18th from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM.
Come see the beginning of a new way to manage summer pastures and loafing lots that is horse and Bay friendly. The pasture walk will be at Burrages End Stables managed by Carol Jahnigen. Working with various agencies, Carol has implemented several practices to improve water quality and the management of her horse farm. These practices will be highlighted in addition to where you can get technical and financial assistance to implement them on your farm.
This summer an improved Bermuda grass seed, Mohawk, was planted in Carol Jahnigen’s sacrifice area. In the summer the grass will provide good protective cover and will actively utilize nutrients present from manure and urine in the feeding area. Bermuda grass, once completely established, is a long lived perennial that should need little reseeding once it reaches maturity. Properly managed Bermuda grass, a C-4 warm season grass, will provide high quality forage that is good for horses and grows in the summer when few other things do. Manure nutrients can easily move off site during summer months. With a perennial grass present, nutrient capture will occur and a much needed forage will be produced. Landowners can over seed with rye or ryegrass in the fall to create a year round grazing pasture.
Assistance is provided by Anne Arundel Soil Conservation District, Maryland Department of Agricultural, Maryland Cooperative Extension and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Come see a well managed horse farm and a new way to manage a sacrifice or summer pasture. To sign-up or for more details contact Suzi Whilden at the Anne Arundel SCD at 410-571-6757.
Sponsored by the Anne Arundel Soil conservation District
Directions to the farm are listed below:
Burrages End Stables, 5635 Old Ridge Path Lane, Lothian, Maryland 20711
From US 50 in Annapolis:
Take exit 22, Aris T. Allen Blvd/Riva Road onto MD 665 South (drive 1.41 miles)
Take MD 2 South toward Edgewater (drive 14.08 miles)
Turn left on Nutwell Road (drive 158 feet)
Turn right on Old Ridge Path Land (drive 0.16 miles)
Farm is on the left