Events and Happenings

2009

January 12 & 15

Equine Environmental & Liability Awareness
Montgomery County
Details, 937-224-9654 or http://montgomery.osu.edu

January 21-22

Heart of America Grazing Conference
Holiday Inn, Columbus IN,
for further information contact Brad Shelton, Purdue University Extension, 812-883-4601 or view a pdf file of the brochure by clicking here

January 29-30

North Central Dairy Grazing Conference
Wooster, Ohio;
Details, (740) 545-6349

February 4-7

Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) 18th Annual Farming for the Future Conference
State College, PA
Featuring a Grass-Fed, Grass-Finished Beef pre-conference track along with several other day-long intensives on vegetable production, cover cropping techniques, weed control, Farmers Market management and vending, sustainable forestry, and more! Friday and Saturday of the main conference offers two keynote speakers, over 75 workshops, over 75 TradeShow exhibitors, local & organic meals, and more! For more information, registration, and details on the pre-conference tracks and workshops, visit www.pasafarming.org

February 13

Ohio Forage & Grasslands Council Annual Meeting
Ohio Department of Agriculture, Reynoldsburg Ohio;
Ohio Forage and Grassland Council will have their annual meeting and conference at ODA, Reynoldsburg, Ohio starting at 8:30 a.m. Cost for the conference is $30.00 for Ohio Forage and Grassland Council members or $40.00 for nonmembers. The conference theme is “Quality Forage for Animals: Economics and Production”. Speakers will be Dr. Neal Martin, Center Director of US Dairy Forage Research ARS/USDA talking about “Producing Quality Forage for Cattle and Sheep: Present and Future” and Dr. Geoff Brink, Research Agronomist USDA-ARS, discussing “Utilizing Your Forage Resources in an Efficient Manner”. Producer panel of sheep, beef, and dairy grazers plus forager producer will present what is happening on their farms. Breakout sessions will be “When to Hold and When To Fold: Optimizing Pasture Growth With Grazing”, “Filling the Summer Slump with Annual Grasses, and “If You Can’t Measure It, You Can’t Manage It” and “Access to Seed: Global Seed Production and Ohio Producers” and make checks payable to Ohio Forage and Grassland Council. Send registration by February 6, 2009 to Ohio Forage and Grassland Council, P.O. Box 488, Coshocton, OH 43812. Questions: call Leah Miller at 740 545-6349 or email leah@smallfarminstitute.org.

March 6-7

2009 Appalachian Grazing Conference,
Lakeview Resort, Morgantown WV;
Details, http://www.wvca.us/grazing_conference/

March 16, 23, 30

Belmont, Guernsey & Monroe Counties Grazing Programs
For more information contact Steve Schumacher, Belmont Co. at 740-695-1455; Clif Little, Guernsey Co. at 740-489-5300; or Mark Landefeld, Monroe Co. at 740-472-0810.

June 21-23

American Forage & Grasslands Council Annual Conference
The Amway Grand Plaza Hotel, Grand Rapids, MI
Details, Conference website