20th Annual VT Grazing & Livestock Conference

For the past three years, a UVM Extension team has been documenting the effects of different management strategies on three grass-based farms in Vermont.  The three farms, raising beef, dairy cows, and sheep, were evaluated for changes in forage, soil biological activity, energy use, costs and benefits of practices, and how the farmers themselves adapted to changes in strategies and conditions over time.  Team members will present about some of the take away observations from each farm and what they might mean in practical terms for others farmers to learn from and act on.