August 21 – Pasture Walk at Riehlman Farm
Posted by Dustin Horton // July 31, 2013 // Calendar of Events, Farming & Agriculture
11am – 2pm, Riehlman Farm, 6242 Rt 11, Homer. “Summer Annuals Augment Cool Season Grasses” with Arden Landis. Learn how Doug and Martsje Riehlman intensively manage high value acreage to provide feed for their dairy. After the shortage of forage last year, they sought to maximize yields during the summer of 2013. They have taken first cutting off their fields and intend to plant a Sudan Grass Hybrid. Walk participants will learn from dairy consultant Arden Landis of Kirkwood, PA, how summer annuals can maximize production through the use of double cropping on dairy farms. Free, lunch provided by New York Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, sponsored by USDA Risk Management Agency and NYS Agriculture and Markets. Register with Sharon Van Deuson, 6070753-5078, shv7@cornell.edu.
