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This is the final pasture walk offered by Dan Hudson MSUE-Ingham County. It looks to be nice out so a great way to see the sunset, some good farm practice ideas using cover crops and meet some farmers interested in sharing their experiences. Vicki Morrone 303 Natural Resources Bldg C.S. Mott Group Dept of CARRS East Lansing, MI 48824 517-353-3542/517-282-3557 (cell) [log in to unmask] www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu for information on organic and sustaianable farming and news & events -----Original Message----- From: Dan Hudson [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 12:12 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Final Pasture Walk Tomorrow (Nov 12)! Also, value-added dairyprogram flyer... Graziers, We look forward to seeing you tomorrow, November 12, for the final pasture-walk of 2009! The topic will be "Making the Most of Wheat Stubble." We will be touring some large replicated plots where twenty species/combinations of forage/cover crop species have been established in wheat stubble. Some of these species include: annual ryegrass, crimson clover, oats, fall rye, fall triticale, spring triticale, chickling vetch, forage turnips, radish, Canadian field peas (spring peas), and Austrian winter peas. At this meeting, we will tour the plots and discuss establishment, management, and how these species can serve as cover crops and/or serve as excellent quality late-season pasture on acreage that otherwise would be idle from mid-July through April. Even if you do not have access to wheat stubble, if you have ever considered planting any of these species you will want to attend this event. Date/Time: November 12 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Location: 1/4 mile east of the intersection of Plains Road and Tuttle Road in Mason, MI: http://maps.yahoo.com/#mvt=m&lat=42.50951&lon=-84.462689&zoom=14&q1=tutt le%20road%20and%20plains%20road%2C%20mason%2C%20mi Cost: Free Bring: boots and generally warm clothing Also, I want to make you aware of a Value-Added Dairy Marketing Workshop coming up on December 15 at Kellogg Biological Station. Please see the attached flyer for more details. We look forward to seeing you there! Dan Daniel Hudson Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator Ingham County MSU Extension 121 E. Maple Street P.O. Box 319 Mason, MI 48854 Office Phone: 517-676-7207 ext 7291 If you would like to access previous postings to the Mich-Organic listserv you can copy and paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://list.msu.edu/archives/mich-organic.html