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The Sustainable Dairy Workshop, Nov 6-8, 2002



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What:   The Sustainable Dairy Workshop: Techniques, Technologies,
        and Profits
Where:  Middle Tennessee Experiment Station | Spring Hill, TN
When:   November 6 - 8, 2002
Who:    NCAT/ATTRA, NRCS, Univ of AR, Univ of TN,
What:   "Educators working with producers to enhance farm
         sustainability"

*The Dairy Farm Sustainability Checksheet - What is it?
 Why was it developed?

*Economics of grass-based dairying

*Meeting the nutrient needs of grazing dairy cows

*Managing the feeding program for optimum milk
 production and profit

*Tour of the Middle Tennessee Experiment Station

*More....

NCAT's ATTRA project in cooperation with USDA-NRCS,
Univ of Arkansas, and Univ of Tennessee are co-sponsoring
"The Sustainable Dairy Workshop" in Spring Hill, Tennessee
on November 6-8, 2002.  The workshop will emphasize
grass-based dairying, forage management, nutritional needs,
reproductive management and genetics, on-farm research,
economics, and sustainability.

Classes and field tours will be held at the Middle Tennessee
Experiment Station in Spring Hill, TN.

Speakers:
Ron Morrow, NCAT/ATTRA
Ann Wells, NCAT/ATTRA
Geoff Benson, North Carolina State Univ
Greg Brann, NRCS
Richard Crawford, Univ of Missouri
Jim Green, North Carolina State Univ
Stacey Hamilton, Univ of Missouri
Larry Muller, Penn State Univ
Dennis Onks, Univ of Tennessee
Jodie Pennington, Univ of Arkansas
Tony Rickard, Univ of Missouri
Steve Washburn, North Carolina State Univ

Cost:
$50, registration deadline is October 20th
*Class size is limited
*30 scholarships available

Mail to:
The Sustainable Dairy Workshop
Middle Tennessee Experiment Station
PO Box 160
Spring Hill, TN  37174

Food:
3 lunches and 2 dinners included with Registration Fee

Lodging:
Comfort Inn
Columbia, TN
877-424-6423

For more information, contact Ann Wells:

Ann Wells, NCAT-ATTRA
annw@ncatark.uark.edu
800-346-9140

For more details, see:
http://www.attra.org/beef/dairy.html

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NCAT, the National Center for Appropriate Technology, is a
nonprofit organization with programs in sustainable agriculture,
sustainable energy, and sustainable communities.
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