From staff reports
Legendary artist, singer and guitarist Teddy Gentry from the country music group Alabama, along with noted author and mob grazing guru Greg Judy will be featured at this year’s 21st annual Western PA grazing conference.
The conference is being extended to two days Wednesday and Thursday, March 21-22. It will be held at the Trinity Point Church of God, located south of Interstate 80 Clarion, Exit 62.
This year’s conference will focus on many aspects of improving low input grazing systems. Sessions will cover topics such as brood cow efficiency and nutrition, how soil health and profitability are related, extending the grazing season, marketing opportunities, health and economics of grass finished meat and developing and implementing grazing leases.
Gentry will share his insights into breeding cattle to fit environmental conditions along with how grazing management has benefited his beef cattle operation. Gentry owns and operates the Bent Tree Cattle Co., located near Fort Payne, Alabama.
Judy wrote a book titled “No Risk Ranching, Custom Grazing on Leased Land,” which gives a complete breakdown on the methods they used to build their operation of 1,600 acres from scratch.
Other sessions will include:
– Meg Grzeskiewicz – Generating cash flow in cow-calf operations
-Tara Felix – Advance nutrition in beef cows
-Jessica Williamson – Extending your grazing season
-Ron Gargasz – Health benefits grass finished beef
-Aaron and Melissa Miller – The economics of marketing grass-fed beef
-Russ Wilson – Nutrient recycling in adaptive grazing systems
-Melanie Barkley – Winter feed budgets … how much of what?
-Local Farmers- Beth Wingard, George Gaffron and Gary Yeaney.
Registration is $85 for two days and an evening session or $45 for one day only which includes a continental breakfast and lunch.
The registration deadline is Wednesday, March 14.
The cost for the bonus evening session with Greg Judy set for Thursday, March 21, is $20.
To register or for more information, people may contact Headwaters RC&D by calling (814) 814-503-8653, emailing info@headwaterspa.org or online at |http://www.headwaterspa.org.