Angus Journal Names Land Stewardship Winner
ST. JOSEPH. Mo. William
Ausley of Willow Oak Farm,
Nokesville, Va., was named the
Eastern regional winner of the
1993 Land Stewardship Award
presented by the Angus Journal,
official publication of the Ameri
can Angus Association.
Forestry
November 13
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Hunt Valley, Md. The seminar be
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p.m.
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Ausley started Willow Oak, an
80-acre, registered Angus farm, in
1984. Located in Prince William
County, Va., Willow Oak has two
ponds, a perennial stream, and is
bordered by a fairly large flowing
creek which eventually makes its
way to the Chesapeake Bay.
Along with a herd of 35 registered
Seminar
tat program. Exotics and their ef
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highlighted by Len Wrable, a re
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Included in the afternoon pro
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director of the Society for the Pro
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ests, to speak on “Logging Aes
thetics and the Landowner.” Don
VanHassent of the Forest Ste
wardship Program will end the
day’s session with a discussion of
development of and use of your
stewardship plan.
The day’s program will include
lunch as part of the registration
fee. Preregistratioiv is $7/person
until November 3. Registration at
the door will be SlO/pcrson; how
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Harford County EAC and send to
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Angus cows. Ausley and his fami
ly keep a flock of sheep, five hors
es, and a couple of donkeys.
Although Ausley is classified as
a small, part-time farmer, his con
servation practices are full time.
Virginia now requires that all
farms which impact the Chesa
peake Bay have an approved con
servation plan by 1995. Willow
Oak Farm signed the first plan ap
proved in the state in June 1991.
The plan covers pest management,
nutrient management, and the
agreed-upon conservation man
agement.
Ausley installed 100-foot grass
buffer strips along the farm’s main
creek. This past summer he fenced
off Willow Oak's last remaining
stream. A below-the-pond-dam
water trough was built to serve as
an alternative water source for his
livestock.
An 18-acrc pasture adjacent to
the creek has been put into inten
sive grazing. He uses cattle in ro
tation with sheep to graze the pad
docks for optimum utilization of
forages and optimum control of
pests and weeds.
Fifteen acres of alfalfa produce
a hay supply for winter feeding.
Bill has used intensive grazing of
the alfalfa to eliminate spring
weevils. The weevils leave their
eggs in the stubble that remains af
ter mowing. These eggs hatch the
following spring and infest the
fields.
Bill’s environmentally sound
solution is to let his flock of sheep
serve as pest controllers. The
sheep are put on the alfalfa in the
fall, when it goes dormant. They
graze it all the way down, thus eat
ing the eggs. This saves the need
for pesticides which can run off
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William Ausley of Willow Oak Farm, Nokesville, Va., was
named the Eastern regional winner of the 1993 Land Ste
wardship Award presented by the Angus Journal, official
publication of the American Angus Association.
also saves money.
His hard work and conservation
knowledge is paying off in other
ways, too. Willow Oak Farm won
Virginia’s Clean Water Farm
Award five years ago. This past
spring he was named Prince Wil
liam’s Conservationist of the
Year.
Ausley and his family were
honored at the 1993 World Angus
Forum September 20 in Rapid
City, S.D. Other recognized win-
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ncrs include: (Central) Cecil Da
vis, Davis Angus Farm, Marsh
field, Mo.; (South) Ken Thomp
son, Pebblebrook Angus,
Tompkinsville, Ky.; and (West)
Gregory Gould, 7 Bar Heart
Ranch, New Ulm, Mont.
The Angus Journal presents the
Land Stewardship Awards an
nually to four regional winners
who have demonstrated wise use
of resources and conservation
practices.
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