Chad has been featured in The Stockman Grass Farmer Magazine several times for his cutting edge grazing and marketing ideas.

Topics to be covered: Restoring soil organic matter with a grazing system High density livestock grazing Watering system ideas Direct Marketing Meat Custom Grazing Goats to control weeds Custom Grazing Cows Grazing Buffalo

There will be an extensive question and answer session in the afternoon

Seminar will be held at the Linneus Community Center in Linneus, Missouri
Saturday, February 24th, 2007
Start time will be 10:00 and ending about 3:00
Price is $20 per family
Bring a covered dish for lunch

For more information contact: Doug Peterson at 660-824-4276 dptrsn@grm.net
 

Green Hills Farm Project 2007 Farm Walk Schedule

Green Hills Farm Project welcomes all families to our open farm walks. Always bring your children! Please call ahead to advise the host family of the number attending and to get directions. The host family provides main meat course and drinks. Please bring lawn chairs and covered dish.

Come on out and join us for a great time of fellowship and sharing on our farms!

March 17th - noon
Eric & Hope Bright, Bucklin, MO 660.695.3567. Grass-based dairy and greenhouse management.

April 19th - 5pm
Dennis & Becky McDonald, Galt, MO 660.673.6508. Cattle and land management. Learn from one who has been practicing MiG (management-intensive grazing) for well over 20 years.

May 17th - 5pm
Isaac Rude, Braymer, MO 660.645.2324. GHFP youth grant recipient sharing his boar goat project. His family also raises chickens, eggs, cattle, pigs, and turkeys marketed locally. mrude@greenhills.net

June 21st - 5pm
Martin & Bev Turner, Elmer, MO 660.486.3388. Cattle and grass operation, they will share their 4-way cross cattle development program; Hereford, Barzona, Red Angus, and Senepol. Bulls for sale.

July 21st - 5pm
Jordan & Anne Bentley, Brookfield, 660.412.3399. Jordan and Anne should be in their new home by then. They grow broiler chickens, turkeys, and lambs and will offer flock management and marketing ideas.

August 16th - 5pm
Tom & Paula Parker, Richmond, MO 816.470.3276. Using MiG (management-intensive grazing) techniques, the Parker's are successfully managing animals and land to produce great-tasting beef, lamb, hogs, and poultry which is marketed locally.

September 20th - 5pm
Allen & Tauna Powell, Laclede, MO 660.963.2685. Soil, water, and grass management with the use of MiG and animal impact. Cattle, sheep, pastured hens. Web site sales of beef, lamb, eggs, soap, raw wool, sheep pelts, wool products including blankets, batting, roving. Socks are coming! Tours to the seed cleaning operation are available if there is interest. www.mastersranch.com or atpowell@mcmsys.com

October 20th - 11am
Kerry & Barb Buchmayer, Purdin, MO 660.244.5858. Organic milk, butter, and eggs. Learn about managing soil and animals organically at Green Hills Harvest. Tours of the bottling plant available for those interested. www.ghharvest.com or ghharvest@juno.com

November 15th - 4pm
Ben & Nancy Coleman, Callao, MO, 660.768.5743. Ben and family have been cattle ranching for years. Come and see their management practices; come early since it will be getting dark soon at this meeting. Heated outbuilding for meal and meeting.

December
No meeting in December