Whole Track Sponsors
($2,500)
VT Beef Producers' Association
VT Sheep & Goat Association
Gold Sponsors ($1,250)
USDA Risk Management
Northeast Center for Risk Management Education
Green Sponsors ($550)
USDA-NRCS Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative
Rural Vermont
CROPP Cooperative/Organic Valley
Vermont Agency of Agriculture
Efficiency Vermont
Brookfield Agricultural Services
Cooperative Insurance
Horizon Organic Dairy
Sponsors
($275)
Morrison's Custom Feeds
Shelburne Farms
Vermont Economic Development Authority
Vermont Technical College
Wellscroft Farm Systems
Yankee Farm Credit
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13th Annual Vermont Grazing Conference
Animal Behavior: It's Not What You Do,
It's How You Do It
Featuring Dr. Darrell Emmick,
NY NRCS Grazing Specialist
with
the Annual VT Beef Producers' Conference
Improving the Quality of Our Beef
Pre-conference workshops Friday, January 16, 2009
Main Conference Saturday, January 17, 2009
Vermont Technical College, Randolph Center, VT
Click here for online registration, by credit card, electronic funds transfer (EFT) or personal check
The 13th Annual Vermont Grazing Conference, titled Managing Animal Behavior: It’s Not What You Do, It’s How You Do It, will feature grazing behaviorist and NY-NRCS State Grazing Specialist Dr. Darrell Emmick as keynote speaker. The main conference will take place at Vermont Technical College in Randolph, VT on Saturday, January 17, 2009. The schedule includes themed tracks for dairy, beef, small ruminants, animal behavior, poultry & small animals, grazing partnerships, technical information and on-farm energy options. A full day kids’ conference will take place on site targeted for kids aged 6-12. Pre-conference workshops on Friday, January 16 will focus on composting fundamentals and watering systems.
Dr. Emmick has worked for over 25 years promoting grazing-based dairy production systems in the northeast region of the U.S. This work includes the development of practical application guidelines and the provision of on-farm technical assistance. His primary research interest is in the foraging behavior of lactating dairy cows and the influence of supplemental concentrate feeds.
In an exciting new partnership, the VT Beef Producers’ Association will be sponsoring a beef-themed track as a concurrent conference, and will be holding its annual meeting on site. The beef conference title: Improving the Quality of Our Beef.
30 workshops! Lunch time discussion sessions! Cheese table! Seasonal farm lunch! Terrific vendors and displays!
Click here for conference brochure in PDF format (959K), letter sized.
Click here for online registration, by credit card, electronic funds transfer (EFT) or personal check.
Discounted lodging will be available at the nearby Three Stallion Inn (mention you are with the Grazing Conference).
Contact Jenn Colby, Conference Coordinator, at
(802) 656-0858, jcolby@uvm.edu
The conference is co-organized by the Vermont Grass Farmers Association and the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture's Pasture Program.
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