Vermont Pasture Network
News & events
- Online Pasture Calendar
- New grazing resource: On Pasture
- We are planning 2013 summer pasture walks now, but review our 2012 events here
- Jon Rutter Memorial Fund to Mentor Grass Farmers
- 2011 Directory of Grass-Fed Products Online (4.4 MB PDF file)
Quick links
2012 Pasture Walks
2012 Pasture Walks hosted or cosponsored by the
Pasture Program at the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture
or the VT Grass Farmers Association
April 12 Lambing & Kidding on Pasture with Dr. tatiana Stanton, Knoll Farm, Fayston, VT (link to tatiana's research results handout PDF)
May 10 Brown Bag Weeds Webinar with Kathy Voth 12 to 1 pm (click link to view recorded webinar)
June 1 Full Day Grazing School with the Pasture Program, NRCS and Knoll Farm, Fayston, VT (link to Key Grazing Concepts PDF)July 17-19 Teaching Your Livestock to Become Weed Managers (a.k.a. The Great Vermont Weeds Tour with Kathy Voth) 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
July 24 Improved Grazing and Pasture Management with Sarah Flack, Robillard Flats Farm, Irasburg 10 am to 1 pm (link to Sarah's classic grazing handout)
August 14 Pork Production and Value Added Processing, VT Smoke & Cure, Hinesburg, VT (link to recorded webinar with Dr. Dale Rozeboom of Michigan State University)
August 16 VT Beef Producers Summer Social at Green Mountain Spring-Rock Farm, Springfield, VT (link to VBPA web site)
September 11 Custom Slaughter and Regulatory Literacy, Full Circle Farm, Wells River, VT
Key Vermont Slaughter Inspection and Licensing Requirements for Meat Producers (PDF)
Vermont Meat and Poultry Labeling and Packaging Requirements (PDF)
September 24 Poultry Extravaganza with the Pasture Program, NOFA VT, UVM Extension and guest speakers at VT Small Business Development Center, Randolph Center, VT 10 am to 3 pm (link to NOFA-VT)
September 25 Reclaiming and Rejuvenating Your Pasture and Hay Land, Knoll Farm, Fayston (link to description)
October 11 New Farming Infrastructure From the Soil Up, Barnard (link to description)
SAVE the DATE! January 18 & 19, 2013 17th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture. University of Vermont Extension, Burlington, Vermont. University of Vermont Extension, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, cooperating, offer education and employment to everyone without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, and marital or familial status. If you require accommodations [or financial assistance] to participate in this program, please call the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture at (802) 656-5459 two weeks before any event so we may assist you. UVM Extension proudly supports the Center as a forward-looking model for community-university partnerships.
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