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To register for the Mass Grass Grazing School, visit the NOFA Summer Conference website. Grazing School workshops are part of the summer conference.
The Grazing School is organized by Mass Grass, a state-wide grazing group of Massachusetts livestock farmers, leaders and educators from agricultural organizations, including UMass Extension, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Northeast Organic Farming Association, Massachusetts Chapter.
For more information about Mass Grass or the Grazing School workshops, visit www.massgrass.org, or contact Kate Rossiter, NOFA/Mass Organic Dairy Coordinator, (413) 498-2721, or krossiter@nofamass.org.
Grazing School Sponsors
Bart’s Homemade
Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA)
River Valley Fencing
University of Massachusetts Extension
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Services
Saturday, August 9th, 2008
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
NOFA Summer Conference
Beginning and experienced graziers who would like to learn about the tools and resources needed to develop grazing systems and how to improve animal growth or production through better pasture management are invited to attend a Grazing School to be held as part of the Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference on Saturday, August 9th.
The Grazing School offers seven workshops, including a pasture walk at the UMass South Deerfield Farm and Pasture Research Center. All summer conference attendees are welcome to participate in the Grazing School workshops, which include:
8:00 – 9:30
Grazing 101
Rob DeClue, USDA NRCS New York State Grassland Specialist
Dr. Darrell Emmick, State Grazing Land Management Specialist with USDA - NRCS in NY
Principles of Dairy Nutrition on Pasture
Kathy Soder, Animal Scientist, USDA-ARS Pasture Systems & Watershed Management Research Unit
Finishing Meat Animals on Pasture
Sam Comstock, UVM Extension Livestock Specialist
10:00 – 11:30
Pastured Poultry Feed and Feeding
Dr. Jim Hayes, co-owner of Sap Bush Hollow Farm
Behavior Based Animal Management
Darrell Emmick, State Grazing Land Management Specialist with USDA - NRCS in NY
1:00 – 2:30
Multi-species Grazing
Sarah Flack, Grazing & organic consultant and farmer
The Economic Benefits of Intensive Grazing
Fay Benson, Cornell Cooperative Extension
Ed Maltby, Executive Director of the Northeast Organic Dairy Farmers Alliance
3:00 – 5:00 Pasture walk at the UMass Pasture Center
Dr. Stephen Herbert, UMass Extension Agronomist
7:00 Summer Conference Keynote Speaker
Mark McAfee, founder of the Organic Pastures raw milk dairy in California
