NGFN Webinar - Grass-Based Dairy: High Value, Low Input

[Future Harvest - CASA]

Follow the link below to register for the webinar from National Good
Food Network on Grass-Based Dairy, held on Thursday, July 19th from
3:30-4:45pm EST:

https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/584267858

Summary:

"Livestock production has become a source of intense controversy in
the United States. As our food system evolves toward sustainability,
management intensive grazing offers a triple bottom line approach to
meat and dairy production.

Pasture based dairy offers a low input, environmentally friendly means
of producing milk. Moreover, it can provide a sustainable income for
family scale farms, economic development opportunities for rural
communities, and even yield a product with some uniquely desirable
characteristics.

We will begin the webinar with some information about the basics of
dairy grazing, its environmental performance, and the growing market
for pasture based dairy. Then a replicable case study of a successful
grass-based dairy business, will get into some of the practical
considerations of transitioning to a managed grazing operation.
Finally we will introduce you to the first in the nation Dairy Grazing
Apprenticeship program designed to train beginning and transitioning
dairy farmers and help them get established on their own farms."