Thursday, October 30, 2008

North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference January 29 and 30, 2009

North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference will be January 29 and 30, 2009 at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton, Ohio. The focus is “Managing Resources”. The speakers and panels will look at the different practices and systems that a dairy grazier has to make work. Speakers include Cheyenne Christianson and Gary Zimmer from Wisconsin, Abe Collins from Vermont, Marlin Newswanger, Tom Noyes, Jeff McCutcheon, David Barker and local dairy producers from Ohio. Both days offer beginner and advance sessions for dairy graziers. The cost for the conference is $45 for the two days. Registrations are due by January 21, 2009. For a brochure or more information, contact Leah Miller at Small Farm Institute, 28850 SR 621, Fresno, Ohio 43812; leah@smallfarminstitute.org or 740.545.6349.