Jorgensen Farms 5851 East Walnut Street
Westerville, OH 43081, Phone 614-855-2697
www.jorgensen-farms.com
Thursday July 18, and Friday July 19, 2013
9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The workshop is for
both the beginning and advance fence builder; sheep, cattle and horse owners;
and grazing enthusiasts. Thursday is
designed for agency and commercial personal and Friday for the producer. We will be installing Bekaert high tensile
woven wire fence for Val Jorgensen’s sheep and cattle pastures. The workshop
will show proper fence building techniques.
Bekaert employees will be providing the training and showing fence
building procedures for high tensile woven wire fence construction.
Bob Hendershot,
Green Pasture Services and T. J. Oliver, USDA NRCS Resource Conservationist
will also be providing information on pasture management; (plant identification,
forage measurement, pasture soil fertility, and making subdivisions for
rotational grazing) and pasture conservation practices (Heavy Use Area
Protection, access road, pipeline, livestock watering facilities, forage
planting and fence).
McArthur Lumber and
Post (www.totalfarmandfence.com) will be the source of the materials for the fence building workshop. They have been providing fencing materials
for over 50 years and are members of the Ohio Forage and Grassland
Council. They have all your fencing
needs; posts , boards, nails, screws, staples, gripples, gates, wire, pneumatic
staplers, post pounders, energizers and fencing tools. Their new line of cedar posts are certifiable
for organic farm use
Lunch is provided
please give Jorgensen Farms a call 614-855-2697 to help in meal planning. Please
bring a water bottle, work gloves and shoes along with sun protection. This will be hands on learning workshop.
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