Registration Form (PDF)
Sponsor/Exhibitor Form (PDF)
Friday, August 1, 2008 - Schedule (PDF)
Seven Pines Farm
Kent & Linda Solberg
Verndale, MN
MiddMinn Dairy
Dan Middendorf
Bluegrass, MN
Grazefest Keynote Speaker:
Joel McNair, Editor/Publisher of Graze Magazine (http://www.grazeonline.com/ )
Dairy grazing focus on low input dairy, irrigated pasture research and demonstration, grazing economics; expert speakers, graziers, grazing specialists, guided pasture tours, and an array of delicious pasture-raised foods! The host farm families for Grazefest Minnesota — Solbergs and Middendorfs — were featured in the September 2007 issue fo Successful Farming for their unconventional approaches to successful dairying. Come and see their most recent innovations, learn from their experiences, and ask questions!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Grazefest Minnesota Bus Tour, North Central Minnesota
Tour a variety of grazing systems in North Central Minnesota by bus. Network with NRCS grazing specialists, scientists, conservationists, experienced graziers, and eat delicious pasture-raised foods.
Grazefest 2008 Overview
Registration starts at 9:00 a.m. at MiddMinn Dairy. Morning speakers will include hosts Kent Solberg and Dan Middendorf, along with Ron Monson, a well-respected area farm consultant, and Tim Anderson, a farmer from Evansville. Breakout sessions will take place at both the Middendorf and Solberg Farms.
The morning topics include:
The afternoon will continue with keynote speaker Joel McNair and a presentation of the economics of pasture irrigation with Dennis Johnson, University of Minnesota dairy scientist.
From 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., Verndale area farmers have agreed to provide opportunities to watch a swing parlor in operation.
Presentations, learning and networking will continue well into the evening at England Prairie, a Pioneer Village located 3-miles southwest of Verndale. A full schedule of presentations, grazing resource specialists, and grazing activities will be available in the next issue of the CornerPost. England Prairie camping spots are available for $15/day, $20 with electricity.
On Saturday, August 2nd, after a delicious breakfast of pasture-raised sausage, pancakes, eggs and all the trimmings, grazing bus tours will launch from England Prairie. One bus tour will visit dairy operations, and a concurrent bus tour will visit beef operations. The beef tour is headed up by the Wadena Soil and Water Conservation District.
SFA hosts Grazefest Minnesota to promote the health benefits of pasture-raised foods, the positive environmental impact of grazing and the economic growth from local, pasture-raised food. Grazefest Minnesota will also highlight how farmers can benefit from grazing systems through healthier animals, a healthier working environment, and healthier land. Natural Resource Conservation Service is a major sponsor of Grazefest again this year. Generous sponsorship has also come from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture. Make plans now to attend Grazefest Minnesota 2008.
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Grazefest™ Minnesota is a trademark of Eating Fresh Publications. Grazefest Minnesota is a proud participant in Grazefest America, a national campaign to promote the multiple benefits of grass-fed and pasture-raised foods. Grazefest America is sponsored by Eating Fresh Publications, Global Resource Action Center for the Environment, the Eat Well Guide, and the Weston A. Price Foundation.
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