Cheryl Burns
August 25 &26, 2017 in Ono (Lebanon County)
South Central PA Grazing School
Farmer training event for all experience levels and livestock types
About the school: Attendees will receive training from experienced graziers and other experts, visit two successful grass-based farms (dairy and beef), attend breakout sessions for beginners and advanced graziers and have plenty of opportunity to learn from each other.
Who should attend: farmers interested in starting or improving their grazing system.
Where:
Friday night – Blue Mountain View Farm, 970 N. State Route 934, Annville, PA 17003
Saturday morning – Ono United Methodist Church, 9 Main Street, Ono, PA 17077
Saturday afternoon – Garden Meadow Farm, 2013 Yordys Bridge Rd, Annville, PA 17003
When:
Friday night August 25 (6 PM -8 PM) - pasture walk and field sessions followed by a social hour
Saturday morning, August 26 (8 AM- 1 PM) - classroom training including breakout sessions
Saturday afternoon (1 PM – 4 PM) pasture walk and field sessions
Presenters/Topics:
Hosted by Matt Bomgardner (Blue Mt View Farm) & Brent Kaylor (Garden Meadow Farm). Speakers include, George Lake (Thistle Creek Farms)/Keynote; Greg Stricker (Spring Creek Farm)/Working With Nature; Cliff Hawbaker (Hamilton Heights Dairy)/Stockpiling; Dr. Kathy Soder (K bar K Farm and USDA Pasture Systems and Watershed Management Research lab)/The Nutrition of Pastures; Ron Holter (Holter Farms)/What 100% Grass-fed Looks Like, and more.
Visit Capitalrcd.org to see the agenda.
Registration:
Cost of registration is $15 and pays for lunch and breaks on Saturday. To register click here or visit the Capital RC&D website (follow the link on our home page), you can also see the school agenda on the Capital RC&D website http://www.capitalrcd.org. A block of rooms have been reserved at the Comfort Inn (717) 865-8080.
Sponsored By:
Pennsylvania Grazing Lands Coalition, Capital RC&D, National Grazing Lands Coalition, and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation