VFGC is pleased to
announce our 2021 Winter Forage Conference: Building
Resilience in Grass-Based Farms. This year’s
conference will be virtual, and will feature a combination of live online
presentations, videos, and live Q & A.
Monday
Jan 18.
6-7:30 pm Building Resilience with Grazing Management &
Winter Feeding. Dr. Greg Halich
Tuesday
Jan 19.
6-7:30 pm Building Resilience in Soils, Plants, & Animals. Mr. Greg
Brann
Wednesday Jan 20.
6-7:30 pm
Profitable Stocking Rates & the Downward Spiral of
Overstocking. Dr. Greg Halich
Thursday
Jan 21.
6-7:30 pm Adaptive Grazing Management: Multispecies Grazing. Mr.
Greg Brann
Friday
Jan 22.
9-9:30 am VFGC Business meeting
9:30-11 am Conference recap/Speaker Q & A
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Register ONLINE at: https://vaforages.org/2021-virtual-winter-forage-conference/ $20 registration per household
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Conference Speakers:
Greg Brann owns
and operates Big Spring Farm, which is 675 acres with 220 acres being grazed by
cattle and sheep. Greg direct markets his 100% grass fed & finished
livestock. Greg believes in diversity of livestock as well as diversity in
pastures. Greg has overcome many challenges over the years including
unpredictable weather, weeds, poor conception rates & low gains, and
overgrazing. To do this he has experimented with various levels of
management-intensive grazing, multi-species grazing, warm-season forages, livestock
genetics, and novel feeding strategies. Behind it all has been a focus on
integrating soil, animal, and plant health for the improvement of the whole
system.
Dr. Greg Halich is a forage specialist and
ag economist with the University of Kentucky. Greg has worked with farmers
across the Southeast to improve their operations through grazing management,
grazing economics, and feeding strategies to enhance productivity and
profitability. In this year’s conference, Greg will be sharing research and
experiences related to bale grazing, an emerging tool for managing pasture and
hay feeding. Greg will also be discussing adaptive management of stocking rates
and the effect of stocking rate on farm profitability. He will seek to show us
how stocking rate and density are powerful tools for improving soil health and
animal performance.
Thank you for registering and hopefully attending the 2020 Virginia Forage
& Grassland Council (VFGC) winter conference. We are hoping you will take
less than 5 minutes to help Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) ag extension
agents better serve producers on the topic of legacy planning on their farm.
Your responses are confidential and will help support changes to programing
that will support producers in the area of generational transitions and legacy
planning. Thank you in advance!
Survey: https://tinyurl.com/VFGCconfsurvey2020
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VFGC
Margaret Kenny
3599 Indian Oak Road
Crewe, VA 23930
434-321-9272
The potential for large grass fires in Eastern Washington this summer is a concern, particularly due to the region's history of intensive subsistence agriculture. The dry conditions often associated with agricultural practices can elevate the fire risk. Implementing effective fire prevention strategies and raising awareness among farmers about safe agricultural practices is crucial to mitigate the threat of significant grass fires during the upcoming season.
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