19th Annual Northwest PennsylvaniaGrazing Conference
8:15 - 8:45 AM |
Registration |
8:45 - 9:00 |
Welcome and Introduction |
9:00 - 10:15 |
Weeds are Great Forage |
10:15 – 10:45 |
USDA Programs & Grazing |
10:45 – 11:15 |
Break |
11:15 – 12:00 PM |
From Pittsburgh to Emlenton
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12:00 – 1:00 |
Lunch |
1:00 – 2:15 |
Teach Your Cows to Eat Weeds |
2:15 – 2:45 |
Break |
2:45 – 3:30 |
Background on Pasture Buying and Marketing of Stocker Cattle |
3:30 – 4:00 |
Farmers Panel |
Options Equal Opportunities is this year’s theme. Learn from Keynote Speaker Kathy Voth on how to get your cattle to consume all the vegetation in your pasture, not just eat the best and leave the rest. Interested in financial assistance to help defray costs of projects big or small? Have you considered growing other things besides grass/livestock to add to the farm’s income? How can you take full advantage of your land base and capitalize on all available markets for your cattle? Come for answers and more!!
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When Kathy set out to invent a method for training cows to eat weeds, she started by taking a close look at the last century of animal behavior research. Then she took all the different pieces and translated them into an easy-to-understand process that adapts easily to any producer’s needs.
Kathy has now trained over 1000 cows to eat many of our most problematic weeds, adapting her process for small herds of 10 cows to as many as 110 pairs, for dry lot and pasture, and for novice and experienced producers. Her book, “Cows Eat Weeds” was published in 2010 and her articles appear in BEEF magazine, Stockman Grass Farmer, and Acres USA.
Kathy is known for her entertaining and inspiring presentation style that includes lots of video, unusual “snacks” and examples from producers she’s worked with.
Learn more about Kathy and her grazing approach by visiting her website: http://www.livestockforlandscapes.com/
Steve R. Casto is a Livestock Marketing Specialist with the West Virginia Department of Agriculture. He utilizes his 1,000 acres of pasture plus leases another 1,000 acres to manage his 150 commercial cow/calf herd and the 300 stockers he brings in every year. Steve will explain why grazing is key to what he is able to accomplish.
Click here to view/download a printable brochure if you wish to register via mail
Headwaters RC&D
USDA - Natural Recources Conservation Service
Clearfield County Conservation District
Jefferson County Conservation District
Penn State Extension
Foundation for Pennsylvania Watersheds
Pennsylvania Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative