WOLCOTT, N.Y. — Join Cornell Cooperative Extension NWNY Team’s Small Farms and Livestock Specialist, Nancy Glazier for a pasture walk on Friday, August 2 from 6:30 – 8:30pm at Youngman Farms, 12398 VanVleck Road, Wolcott, NY 14590. Shawn Youngman has worked with his father Allen to expand their beef operation by adding beef cows and pasture. He is looking to subdivide to allow more efficient use of the pastures.
Topics to be discussed:
- Fencing
- Fertility
- Pasture Seeding
- Pasture Rotation
Cost is $10 per person, $15 per farm/family. Light refreshments will be provided. Please remember to wear clean boots as we have a stream to cross. RSVP by July 31, to Brandie Waite at 585-343-3040 x138 or bls238@cornell.edu
The Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock and Field Crops Team is a partnership between Cornell University and the Cornell Cooperative Extension Associations serving dairy, livestock, and field crop farm businesses and supporting industries in these ten northwest New York counties: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming and Yates.
–Cornell Cooperative Extension NWNY
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