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2nd Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Field Day and Workshop






I was asked by a friend of mine, Jerry Swisher the Area Dairy Extension
Agent in Verona, Virginia, to help advertise the second Mid-Atlantic Dairy
Grazing Field Day.  Please help us get the word out to producers, extension
staff, and researchers who are interested in grazing dairy animals.  Jerry
et al. did a great job pulling together the 1st Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing
Field day two years ago and this one looks like it will be just as good.
Thanks for your help in passing the word along.




2nd Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Field Day and Workshop

Wednesday and Thursday July 16-17, 1997

Sunny Slope Dairy (A Seasonal Milking Grade "A" Dairy)
Spring Hill, Virginia 

	and

The Ingleside Resort and Conference Center
Staunton, Virginia

Located In Historic Augusta County, Virginia
"Heart Of The Shenandoah Valley"


Program 

Wednesday Afternoon Program, July 16, 1997

Sunny Slope Dairy, The Wenger Family, Spring Hill, Virginia

1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.	Registration

2:00 p.m. - 2:10 p.m.	Welcome 

2:10 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.	Overview Of Rotational Grazing On My Dairy Farm - Mr.
James Wenger, Dairy Farmer, Spring Hill Va.

2:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.	Pasture Walk Showcasing Sunny Slope Dairy Topics
addressed and discussed will include:

		- Forage Species Utilized In the Grazing System and Why
		- Grazing Management
		- Grazing Behavior
		- Physiology of Grass and Legume Growth
		- Importance of Leaf Area and Reserve Energy
		- The Tiller - The Basic Unit In A Pasture Sward
		- The Relationship Between Forage Quality and Plant Growth
		- Forage Varieties, Seeding, and Establishment
		- Principles of Dairy Cattle Nutrition Versus Rotational Grazing
		- Importance of Proper Body Condition and Reproduction 
		- Fencing System 
		- Watering System
		- Dairy Lanes
		- Shade
		- The Economics of Rotational Grazing
		- Rotational Grazing Versus Life Style Changes

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.	Dinner on Your Own


Wednesday Evening Program, July 16, 1997

The Ingleside Resort and Conference Center, Staunton, Va. 

7:15 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.	Panel Discussion - "Rotational Grazing - Managing For
Success"

		Dennis Leamon, Lucky L Jerseys, Statesville, North Carolina

		Bill and Crawford Patterson, Red Mill Farm, Crimora, Virginia

		Lynn Johnson, Rocky Top Dairy, Cedar Hill, Tennessee

		Billy L. Wayson, GraceSpring Farm Dairy, Gordonsville, Virginia

		James Wenger, Sunny Slope Dairy, Spring Hill, Virginia  


Thursday Morning Program, July 17, 1997

The Ingleside Resort and Conference Center, Staunton, Va. 

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.	Continental Breakfast or Breakfast on your own

8:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.	Dairy Grazing Workshop

Four Major Topics will be presented simultaneously three consecutive times
(sessions).  Participants will have the opportunity to attend three
sessions of their choice. A seminar on fencing will also be presented
immediately following the workshop.  A refreshment Bar will be open for
participants during the morning session.   

Topics and Speakers

1. Animal Nutrition/Supplementation - 

Dr. Carl E. Polan, Professor of Dairy Science, Dairy Nutrition, Virginia Tech

Dr. Edward B. Rayburn, Extension Specialist, Forage Agronomy, West Virginia
University

2. Forage Management, Specie Selection / Physiology Of Grass and Legume Growth

Dr. James Green Jr., Professor and Extension Specialist, Crop Science
Department, North Carolina State University

Dr. Paul Peterson, Extension Agronomist, Forages, Crop and Soil
Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech  

3. Reproduction/Body Condition

Dr. Ray Nebel, Extension Dairy Scientist, Reproduction, Virginia Tech

Dr. Steven P. Washburn, Assoc. Professor of Animal Science, North Carolina
State University

4. Infrastructure (Water, Dairy Lanes, Layout etc)

Dr. Eldridge Collins, Professor and Extension Agricultural Engineer,
Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech

Glenn D. Johnson, NRCS Agronomist, USDA, Richmond, Virginia

Jerry M. Swisher, Jr., Area Dairy Extension Agent, Verona, Virginia

Danny Boyer, Resource Technician, NRCS, Galax, Virginia


11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m	Fencing Seminar.

"Fencing - The most Important Components of Power Fencing, The Energizer
and the Ground System"  

Mr. Lewis Sapp, Territory Manager, Gallagher Power Fence, Pfafftown, North
Carolina    

12:30 p.m.	Wrap-Up and Questions 

FIELD DAY REGISTRATION

Anyone interested in attending the 2nd Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Field Day
and Workshop, please contact the Augusta County Extension Office at (540)
245-5750 before July 14, 1997.  The registration fee of $20 will be payable
at the conference registration table.  Checks should be payable to "VCE -
Augusta County"   This fee will cover conference registration, continental
breakfast, refreshment breaks, and a conference proceedings.  PLEASE CALL
TO PRE-REGISTER NO LATER THAN JULY 14.

HOTEL ACCOMMODATIONS

Rooms have been reserved with special rates for those attending the 2nd
Mid-Atlantic Dairy Grazing Field Day and Workshop at the Ingleside Resort
and Conference Center (540) 248-1201.  The Conference Center is located at
Exit 225 off of Interstate 81.  If you would like to reserve a room, please
call the Conference Center no later than June 23,1997.

FIELD DAY AND WORKSHOP DIRECTIONS

Sunny Slope Dairy:  From I 81, take exit 227 (Verona Exit), take Rt. 612
(Laurel Hill Road) west 1.0 mile to Rt. 11.  Proceed through the stoplight
on Rt. 612 (Quick's Mill Road) 3.4 miles.  Turn right on Rt. 613
(SpringHill Road) and go 3.9 miles to Spring Hill.  Turn left on Rt. 732
(Middle River Road) and go .7 mile, farm entrance is located on the left.

The Ingleside Resort and Conference Center:  From I 81, take exit 227
(Verona Exit), take Rt. 612 (Laurel Hill Road) west 1.0 mile to Rt. 11.
Take Rt. 11 south 1.6 miles, Ingleside Resort and Conference Center
entrance is located on the right.





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Edward B. Rayburn
Extension Forage Agronomist
1078 Ag. Science Building
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6108
Morgantown WV 26506-6108

304-293-5229

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