Below is something that might be of interest to the group.

John


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>Hello Everyone,
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>We've mailed out copies of the conference brochure to all the Extension
>offices.  If for some reason you don't get one, or you would like more
>copies, please email or call us.  Also, If you have a calendar of events
>this could be posted in, please add it or run the whole press release!
>Thanks!
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>"VERMONT GRAZING CONFERENCE TO BE HELD FEBRUARY 3"
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>Roman Stoltzfoos, grass based seasonal dairy farmer from PA, and Dr Ann
>Clark, a pasture researcher from Ontario will be two of this years speakers
>at this years Vermont Annual Grazing Conference.  Join us in Randolph
>Center, Vermont at Vermont Technical College on Saturday, February 3.
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>Other speakers will include Jim and Adele Hayes, Jerry Brunetti, Sarah
>Flack and Troy Bishopp.  Workshop topics will include milking parlor design
>for grass based dairy farms, pastured poultry, profits on the grass based
>dairy farm, soil fertility, composting, grazing beef, agritourism, pasture
>managment basics, herbs in your pasture for animal health, grazing goats
>and sheep,  marketing grass raised farm products and much more!
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>Roman Stoltzfoos farms with his family in Eastern PA, where in addition to
>grazing and milking 100 cows, they also raise 9000 organic turkeys and make
>and sell a lot of compost.  At the grazing conference he will lead several
>workshops, including: "Quality of Life - The Family Farm Ideas and
>Practice" on the sustainable philosophies that his farm and family goals
>are built on;  Increasing Profits on a Grass Based Dairy Farm" which he
>describes as a management tune-up and ideas for reducing costs while
>increasing output; and he'll also lead a workshop on soil fertility and
>composting.
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>Dr. Clark is an Associate Professor in the Plant Agriculture department of
>the University of Guelph, with specific interests in pasture and grazing
>management and in the design of ecologically sustainable production
>systems.  She has written one book, several book chapters,  and more than
>130 publications.  In addition to her teaching and research on pasture
>management, she is a frequently invited speaker at conferences throughout
>Canada and the northern United States.  Dr Clark will speak on "Using Your
>Farmland to Its Strengths" on how to use an ecological approach to your
>farm, with strategic fencing to capture the strengths of each part of your
>farm.
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>This event is sponsored by the Vermont Grass Farmers Association, the
>Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont's Dairy Technical
>Assistance Program and the UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture with
>support from the Natural Resources Conservation Service Grazing Lands
>Conservation Initiative.
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>The cost to attend is $30 per family plus $10 per person for lunch if you
>preregister before January 15 .
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>For more information you can call 802-656-5459 or email [log in to unmask]
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>Sarah Flack
>Vermont Grass Farmers Association
>Center For Sustainable Agriculture
>University of Vermont
>590 Main Street
>Burlington, VT 05405-0059
>(802) 656-3834 phone
>(802) 656-8874 fax
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