York To Host Four Seasons Of Grazing Teleconference
YORK (York Co.) —Dairy and
livestock producers interested in
rotational grazing are encouraged
to attend the Four Seasons of Graz
ing Teleconference planned for
Feb. 8 in Meeting Room 1 at the
York County Extension Office.
Designed for individuals con
sidering or already grazing lives
tock, this seminar will give parti
cipants an opportunity to visit, via
videotape, three Pennsylvania
farms, using rotational grazing.
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For a year T round look at the var
ious operations, each farm is vis
ited during each of the four sea
sons. The morning presentations
and discussion will focus on the
spring, summer and fall tapes. The
afternoon satellite broadcast will
feature the winter tape and will
have a call-in question and answer
session with the farmers featured
in the videos and Marvin Hall,
Penn State forage management
specialist. The program begins
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Honey Grove, Pa
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Elizabethtown, PA
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Oxford, PA
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Whiteford, MD
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Easton, PA
with registration at 9:30 a.m.
Farmers featured in the tape
include Alex Linde and Millie
Widmann, Lancaster County pro
ducers who have used rotational
grazing for more than 30 years;
Larry Lohr, a Somerset County
producer who has been grazing
nine years; and Garry VanDe-
Weert, a Bradford County produc
ts' who has been grazing for six
years.
Discussion topics will address
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Sayre, PA
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RD2
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the following questions: When and
how do you start grazing in the
spring? How important arc water
and shade in summer? What can be
done when pasture growth slows in
the summer? How late can you
graze into the fall or winter? How
do you stop grazing in the fall?
How much does it cost to feed
cows tm pasture vs. in confine
ment? How does grazing manage-
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ment change as the seasons
change? How can calves and heif
ers be raised in a pasture-based
dairy operation? How do exper
ienced grazers adjust their grazing
system each season?
Preregistration is requested. To
register, contact Tim Beck at (717)
840-7408 at the York County
Extension Office, 112 Pleasant
Acres Road, York, PA 17402.
York Atlantic
Dairy/Crops
Day Set
YORK (York Co.) Dairy producers are
encouraged to attend the Wednesday, Feb. 14
Atlantic Daiiy/Ctops Day planned for the
Shrewsbury Fire Hall.
The program begins with coffee and donuts at
9:30 a.m. This year’s York Atlantic Dairy/Crops
Day will focus on com silage.
With this year’s dry weather, some dairy pro
ducers are experiencing lower than expected
milk production if their radons include heavy use
of com silage. There are few things more impor
tant than producing high quality forages to
achieve outstanding milk production.
Once forages have been harvested, the nutri
tionist can only build the best ration possible
with the raw materials available the produc
er’s forages. At this session we will focus on die
first step toward producing quality com silage—
selecting varieties best suited for silage.
Dr. Elwood Hatley from Penn State Universi
ty will open the morning session with a discus
sion on what various research findings reveal
about the differences in silage quality among
various com hybrids. Dr. Jud Heinrichs from the
Penn Slate Dairy Nutrition Group will then dis
cuss troubleshooting com silage and haylage.
Heinrichs will look at evaluating silage quality,
determining appropriate chop lengths, evaluat
ing preservatives and inoculants, and dealing
with quality problems.
Hie com silage segments will provide excel
lent background information for the dairy nutri
tion workshops planned for Feb. 22 and 29.
These workshops will look at silage fermentation
and the effect it can have on forage quality.
Emphasis will he on how to prevent problems
in various structures. The use of silage additives
and how to handle mycotoxins will be discussed.
York County will provide a host site for the
Dairy Nutrition Satellite Conference at the
extension office in meeting room 1. Advance
registration is requested for both events.
To get the full picture on com silage, plan to
participate in both the Atlantic Dairy/Crops Day
program and the Dairy Nutrition Satellite. The
morning Dairy/Crops Day program will con
clude with a discussion on interpreting Milk
Urea Nitrogen (MUN) test results by Extension
Agent Tim Beck. Because this test is relatively
new, guidelines will be provided to help produc
ers and their nutritionists interpret MUN test
results.
Cost for the Dairy/Crops Day program is
53.50/tickct. The Dairy/Crops Day is jointly
sponsored by Atlantic Breeder’s Cooperative
and Penn State Cooperative Extension. Please
register in advance for the meeting by calling
Penn Stale Cooperative Extension at (717)
840-7408. or stop by the Extension Office at 112
Pleasant Acres Road, York, PA 17402.
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