Grazing Conference Feb. 28
CLARION (Clarion Co.)
The Natural Resources Conser
vation Service, Penn State Co
operative Extension Service,
Headwaters Resource Conserva
tion and Development, and The
Jefferson County Conservation
District are sponsoring the third
annual Northwest Pennsylvania
Grazing Conference Feb. 28
here at the Gemmell Student
Center at Clarion University.
Registration begins at 9 a.m.
The conference will start at 10
a.m.
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their cropland.
Pastureland often receives
much less attention on many of
our livestock and dairy farms.
Improved management of this
underutilized resource can often
provide producers with an op
portunity to reduce costs at then
existing level of production or
increase production with the
same level of inputs. In addition,
well-managed pastures with
stream crossings, streambank
fencing, riparian buffers, and
watering facilities also reduce
erosion, improve water quality,
and enhance wildlife habitat.
The Northwest Grazing Con
ference was started three years
ago as a way to bring the latest
in grazing expertise to this area
and to provide producers with
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an opportunity to share and ex
change ideas.
This year’s keynote speaker is
Dr. Jim Gerrish. Gerrish is the
principal agronomic researcher
at the University of Missouri
Forage Systems Research
Center. His research centers on
the interdependency among
plants, the soil, and animals in a
grazing environment. Specific
research has involved factors
that affect grazing distribution
across the landscape, the rela
tionship between the length of
grazing periods and the harvest
efficiency of forage crops, and
the impact of grazing manage
ment systems on animal per
formance and economic returns.
Gerrish practices what he
preaches on his 260-acre com
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An Integrated Crop
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Management Association
and
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mercial cow/calf and Stocker
cattle operation. He is a nation
ally recognized grazing expert
who speaks at 50-60 grazing
events annually. His keynote ad
dress will be “Strategies for Im
proving Pasture Stands.” He
will also present a session on
“Grazing Management for
Stocker Cattle.”
Other speakers will address
including grazing in dairy ra
tions, developing water systems,
stabilizing cattle lanes and over
wintering areas, and extending
Show Meeting Scheduled
STATE COLLEGE (Centre
Co.)- The Northeast District of
the Pennsylvania Holstein Asso
ciation will hold a meeting on
February 1, 2000 to plan the
2000 Northeast Championship
Show. We will also discuss other
issues as brought by the mem
bership.
Crop
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Available models
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30x44 (3 left) 50x100 (2 left)
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call for other sizes
Location
Holiday Inn
Crossroads of Route
22 and Route 512
Bethlehem, PA
Holiday Inn
Route 22
Phillipsburg, NJ
• Bring your questions for the experts,
• Learn with the best producers in the
region
• Share your wealth of experience and
knowledge.
• Build your reference library.
• Graduates receive special recognition
• Become a better skilled, more
knowledgeable and profitable producer.
Registration fee is $3O for five days.
For more information, call:
Everett A. Chamberlain
Bob Mickel,
Greg Solt
Duane Stevenson
Donna Foulk
the grazing season. A farmer
panel comprised of graziers
from western Pennsylvania will
round out the program.
Registration this year is $lB
and includes a hot buffet lunch.
Brochures and conference infor
mation can be obtained by call
ing Headwaters RC&D at (814)
375-1372, ext. 4.
For more information, call
Gary Swope, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, at (814)
375-2125.
The meeting will be held
beginning at 11:00 a.m. at the
Edgewood Restaurant, Route 6,
Troy PA.
All Holstein members from
Northeast Pennsylvania are
invited to this meeting set for
February 1, 2000.
Topic(s)
Plant Diseases
Using Crop
Consultants
Soybean Production
Weed Science
ICM/IPM
Soils and Fertility
Corn Production
Why join us?
,908-475-6503
,908-788-1339
610-746-1970
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908-475-6503