Are you an agricultural professional or technical service provider seeking answers for your farmer and landowner clients about raising livestock regeneratively?
Join the Embarras Grazing Partnership for a series of regenerative grazing intensive workshops over two on-farm days!
Locations
On Farm Location:
Bernie and Pam Hand’s Farm in Fillmore IL 62032
Extension Office Location:
University of Illinois Extension Montgomery County Office: 1 County Rd 1200 E, Hillsboro, IL 62049.
The first 25 registrants receive a complementary bucket of grazing tools and supplies, valued at $150.
DAY 1: TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 2023
8:30am Check-in & refreshments
9:00am Welcome & introductions
9:15am Bernie and Pam Hand’s Farm Story
9:30am Session 1: Grazing Cover Crops through the Winter. Learn how to select cover crops for your grazing needs, plan out your cover crops for optimal use, and different types of covers for grazing with Cliff Schutte
10:45am Session 2: Engineering Considerations for Year Round Grazing with Jamie Jones of NRCS
12:00pm Lunch
12:45pm Outdoor Session: Look at any trouble spots, talk about frost free waters or alternative watering systems, and farmers’ approaches
3:00pm Closing discussion
3:30pm Adjourn
DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 2023
9:00am Check-in & refreshments
9:30am Welcome & introductions
9:45am Session 1: Connecting Grazers with NRCS Opportunities with Jamie Jones
10:50am Session 2: Outwintering: Maintaining your Herd on Pasture Through the Winter: Setting your cattle up for success going into winter, bale feeding strategies, and paddock techniques with Laura Paine
12:00pm Lunch
12:45pm Outdoor Session: Identifying feeding stations, trouble areas, important issues to watch out for with a farmer panel
3:00pm Closing discussion
3:30pm Adjourn
Locations
On Farm Location:
Bernie and Pam Hand’s Farm in Fillmore IL 62032
Extension Office Location:
University of Illinois Extension Montgomery County Office: 1 County Rd 1200 E, Hillsboro, IL 62049.
The first 25 registrants receive a complementary bucket of grazing tools and supplies, valued at $150.
Refund Policy
If you are no longer able to attend and need to cancel your registration, please contact us at 217-840-2128.
- Cancellations made up until two weeks prior to the event will receive a full refund minus a $5 processing fee
- Cancellations made up until one week prior to the event will receive a 50% refund
- Cancellations made the week of the event are not eligible for a refund
This material is based upon work that is supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the North Central Region SARE program under project number ENC21-202. USDA is an equal opportunity employer and service provider. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Embarras Grazing Partnership is a collaboration of The Land Connection, the Pasture Project, University of Illinois Extension, Illinois Soy bean Association, Terra Elossa, and the Champaign County Soil & Water Conservation District.
