The
Meigs County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Forage and Grassland
Council and NRCS will be hosting a
Pasture Management Workshop/ Grazing School/ Pasture for Profit Program at the Kountry
Resort Campground located at 44705 Resort Road, Racine, Ohio 45771. The Grazing School will be Tuesday October 29
and Thursday October 31, 2013 6:00 to 9:00 pm concluding Saturday November 2,
2013 starting at 9:00AM and ending at noon.
Saturday will be an outside pasture walk and farm visit.
The sessions will cover setting your goals
and objectives, evaluating your resources, understanding plant growth, grazing
economic, and forage species selection, developing contingency plans for
drought, mud and deep snow, soil pasture fertility, fencing and livestock
watering systems.
Producers can register by contacting the Meigs
County SWCD office at 740-992-4282, or email steve.jenkins@oh.nacdnet.net. A registration fee of $40 per farm will
include materials, Pasture for Profit notebook, Pasture Stick, and refreshments. Additional registrants from the same farm are
only $10.
The program will provide valuable
information in a fun atmosphere that can be used to ensure that the grazing
operation on your farm is environmentally responsible as well as economically
viable. If you are a farmer or a person
with an interest in grazing management-pasture ecosystems plan to attend. The benefits from attending include
additional points in the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service EQIP (Environmental Quality Incentives
Program) ranking process, increased knowledge about forage plant growth,
improvement of the environmental quality; cleaner air and water; healthier
soil, plant and animals. Learn ways to
increase net profit for your farming operation.
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