Pasture Walk Eastern UP
September 11, 2025 2:00PM - 8:00PM Afternoon Session (2:00-5:00): A Deeper Dive into Adaptive Grazing, Evening Session (6:00 - 8:00): Cost of Production in a Pasture Based System
Registration Deadline: September 11, 2025 - 06:00PM
12248 S Bound Rd, Dafter MI
Contact: Frank Wardynski or Kable Thurlow
We are conducting a pasture walk split into two sessions at Jeremy and Michelle Sweeten's farm on September 11, 2025, with afternoon session starting at 2:00 ET with a light meal before starting an evening session at 6:00. Jeremy and Michelle have focused their grazing and feeding practices towards improving soil health. The farm address is 12248 S Bound Rd, Dafter, Ml. Feel free to attend either both sessions or just one. Both sessions for the pasture walk at the Sweeten's have been approved for MAEAP phase 1 credit! Please RSVP by calling Frank at 906-281-0918 so that we have a count for dinner.
Afternoon Session (2:00-5:00): A Deeper Dive into Adaptive Grazing
- A look at 7 years of bale grazing and its effect
- Understanding soil function and aggregation
- A look at plant brix content
- Grass finishing grazing methods
Light meal of hamburgers (5:00 - 6:00)
Evening Session (6:00 - 8:00): Cost of Production in a Pasture Based System
- A look at farm stocking rate
- Stockpiled forage vs feeding hay
- Epigenetic selection of cattle to fit your farm
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