Geauga County Pasture Management Walk

Whether you own sheep, cattle, or horses, pasture management is an important part of raising farm animals.  To get the most out of your pastures they need to be maintained properly.  The Geauga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Lake Erie College, the Geauga County Ohio State University Extension, the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Geauga County Farm Bureau invite you to a unique opportunity to learn more about pasture and hay management with Bob Hendershot, Ohio Department of Agriculture Grazing Specialist, and Les Ober, OSU Extension Geauga County Program Coordinator.  Two interactive pasture management walks & talks are being offered – one for livestock producers in the afternoon and one for horse owners in the evening.

The Livestock Grazing program will begin on Thursday, June 7th at 1:00 p.m. at the Chander Hill Farm (12375 Pond Road, Burton, 44021).  Gain ideas and inspiration from this truly unique operation that promotes sustainably and humanely raised Heritage Livestock.  Livestock grazing will be the focus of this pasture walk, including the process of developing and managing an intensive grazing system.  Conservation practices installed with Natural Resources Conservation Service will also be showcased.