Pasture Walk: Beef Grazing and Healthy Soils Workshop
Event Details
Date
July 6, 2022
Time
6:30-8:30pm
Location
Will-Sho Farm
1913 Dixon Rd
King Ferry, NY 13081
Host
CCE CayugaRon Kuck
(315) 255-1183
email Ron Kuck
See how soil compaction impacts pastures and grazing!
JULY 6, 2022 - PASTURE WALKS / HEALTHY SOILS WORKSHOPS
12:30PM -2:30 PMMaridale Farm, 545 Turnpike Road, Cayuga, NY 13034. Custom grazing of dairy replacements.
6:30PM -8:30 PM - Will-Sho Farm 1913 Dixon Rd, King Ferry, NY 13081. Home of Finger Lakes Natural Beef.
Free. Hosted by CCE Cayuga County.
Hands-on with CCE grazing educator Fay Benson and the National Grazing Lands Coalition Soil Health Trailer. Watch the soil health trailer demonstrate vital physical, chemical & biological components of soil health, and use a penetrometer to measure compaction. Learn how livestock concentration, compaction, soil erosion, living plant cover, dead plant residue, forage mass/height, soil organic matter influence grazing land management and productivity.
Upcoming Events
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Bouckville, NY
Theme for this year: Quality Matters
Announcements
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