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August 2, 2010: 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. Out to Pasture Day hosted by Cedar Mountain Farm in Hartland Vermont and featuring national grazing consultant Sarah Flack Topics covered during the day will include: using livestock grazing to improve pastures, how to avoid overgrazing damage, managing spring & fall grazing, keeping animals within their fences, balancing rations with pasture, and avoiding parasites. The workshop will also include discussion of the Organic pasture rule, NRCS Conservation Prac- tices, plant ID, and integrating wildlife management into your pasture rotation. Bring a brown bag lunch, refreshments provided. QUESTIONS? UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture, (802) 656-5459, sustainableagriculture@uvm.edu, www.uvm.edu/pasture
August 20 eOrganic Webinar on how to do the dry matter intake calculations to meet the new organic pasture standards. 2:00 to 3:00 PM. eorganic.info/
July 31 NOFA Vermont Workshop: Setting up a new grazing system or improving an existing one. This workshop will run from 1:00 to 3:00 and will cover the basic principals of how to set up a grazing system which will improve pasture quality and animal performance. Location to be announced. www.nofavt.org
June 29 IOIA inspector training Webinar on the new organic pasture rule. topics will include an overview of the new rule and how to do the pasture dry matter intake calculations. www.ioia.net/ www.ioia.net/