Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

National Page for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

Garden State Grazing Coalition

For further information contact Jill Koehler at 908-852-2576 x113 or your  Local Service Center.

Mission:

Our coalition strengthens existing land stewardship partnerships and provides educational opportunities for producers, coalition members, and interested community members.

The Garden State Grazing Coalition provides educational opportunities through seminars, pasture walks, conferences and twilight meetings.

Co-Chairmen of Garden State Grazing Coalition:

Richard Gardner, Spring Ridge Farm and Peter Staats, Dutch Hollow Farm

Garden State Grazing Coalition 2006 Plan of Action

Brief History of Garden State Coalition

Bishopp's Story - Troy Bishopp runs a grazing operation in New York State

Recent Events

• Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, St. Louis, Missouri -  December 10-13, 2006

• Jan 20, 2007 - Family Farming Conference at Cornell University.  CONTACT: Bill Henning, 315-536-5123, wrh6@cornell.edu

• The Northeast Organic Farming Association of New Jersey presents: 17th Annual Winter Conference -- GREENER FIELDS, GREENER PASTURES:
  January 27, 2007; 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Cook College Campus Center, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ

Links and Resources

The Garden State Grazing Coalition is a supporter of the River Friendly Farmer Program  

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HOOFBEATS (355kb)
Brought to you by The Garden State Grazing Coalition and Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

• Agronomy Guide 1999-2000
• American Farmland Trust Grassfarmer.com
• AFGC home page
• ATTRA - Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas
• Cowtown Rodeo
• Crop Master Home Page
• Eating Fresh
• Eat Wild
• Equine Science Center - Cook College at Rutgers, the State University of NJ
• Forage Identification NRCS Slide Series
• Farm Service Agency Hay Net
• Graze New York
• Grazing Lands Coalition Initiative - National Home Page
• USDA - NRCS - Grazing Lands Technology Institute
• Hay & Forage Grower
• Merck Veterinary Manual
• Montana University Extension Service, Agricultural Economics Tools
• NASDA - National Association of State Department of Agriculture
• NEREC Northest Research and Extension Consortium - Grazing Guide
• New England Livestock Alliance
• New Jersey Agricultural Society (NJAS) 
  • New Jersey Ag Leadership Development (NJALD)
• New Jersey Farm Bureau
• New Jersey Equine Directory
• New Jersey Horse
• Northeast Organic Dairy Producers Alliance
• NRCS, Washington State - CAD Drawings and Designs
• Pasture Management
• Pastures and Grazing
• Penn State Team Dairy Home Page 
• Plants-USDA
• PRESCRIBED GRAZING MANAGEMENT TO IMPROVE PASTURE PRODUCTIVITY IN NEW YORK  This book is exceptionally written by NY's NRCS Grazing and Animal Science staff. A must-read for anyone grazing in the Northeast.
• PSU-Agronomy Facts
• RCE Rutgers Cooperative Extension
• Sustainable Farming Grazing Links
• Toxic Plants
• University of Maine, The Northeast Grazing Guide website
• West Virginia Forage-Livestock Systems
• Working Trees With Livestock

Local Partners

• USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, NJ Office
• New Jersey Soil Conservation Districts
• NOFA (Northeast Organic Farmers Association
• North Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
• South Jersey Resource Conservation and Development Council (RC&D)
• Rutgers Cooperative Extension
• New Jersey Farm Bureau
• Foodshed Alliance

Past Events

• Pasture Walk: Thursday November 9, 2006, 9:30 am to 12 noon, River Bend Farm, 25 Branch Rd., Peapack, NJ " - Breeding for Angus Excellence While Managing for Quality Pastures"

• Third National Conference on Grazing Lands, St. Louis, Missouri -  December 10-13, 2006

• Hay Quality Workshop for Horse Owners (161 kb) - August 16, 2006, Pittstown, NJ (Hunterdon County)

• Pasture Walk - Long Valley, NJ - August 21, 2006 - 10:00 a.m. - 250 Milking Ewes and Cheese Making demo., (Morris County)

• Pennsylvania Grazing Events

  • August 31, 2006 - Northkill Creek Farm
  • September 7, 2006 - Norton Family Farm
  • September 21, 2006 (Starts at 6:00 p.m.) - Pastures Pride – Natural Meats Farm

Contact

Contact:  Janice Reid, Assistant State Conservationist, Programs
Contact Phone: 732-537-6042
Email: Janice Reid

Last Modified: May 27, 2008