Tuesday, May 21, 2019, 10:00 am until 2:00 pm
Moyers Dairy Farm, 3148 James St., Towanda, PA 18848
Join us for a pasture walk that focuses on bringing marginal ground into productive grazing rotations for cows. We’ll take a look at one example of this practice with Master Grazier Brian Moyer. He’ll explain how he no-till drills annual forage crops into cattle exercise lots to produce forage for grazing, while he mitigates the impact on heavy-use areas to revitalize soil. You’ll also learn how Journeyman Dairy Grazier Joseph Moyer transformed edge habitats on the farm, such as woodland areas once overgrown with weeds, into productive grazing paddocks through regular grazing rotations and strategic mowing.In addition to Brian and Joseph Moyer, Austin Unruh, of Lancaster County, who operates Crow & Berry Land Management, with the goal of helping farmers add productive trees to their land, will discuss his work that focuses on productive streamside forest and adding the right trees to pastures. Questions? Please contact this event’s coordinator, Aaron de Long, by email at aaron@pasafarming.org or by phone at (814) 349-9856 x709.
Additional information: This event qualifies for one SmartStart credits through AgChoice Farm Credit. SmartStart allows young and beginning farmers to earn credits toward a reduced interest rate on a new AgChoice loan by attending educational events.
