The First Ever 2015 Northeast Contract Grazing Summit
“Real opportunities and perspectives from real grazing practitioners and customers”
Saturday March 28th, 2015 9am to 5pm
Held at the Weaver Family Farm 4933 Peterboro Road Morrisville, NY 13408
Do you want to start a new grazing business, or grow and diversify an existing one?
Are you interested in adding value to grazing land without buying animals?
Ever consider placing your dairy and beef animals with a grazing professional to increase profitability or to expand milk/meat sales?
Do you want to explore the decisions and considerations to running a contract grazing business?
Have we got an exciting, practical event for you!
Facilitated by the Nationally-Acclaimed Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District Grazing Program and The Central New York Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D) Council, Inc.
This day-long learning led by current contract graziers, grazing clients, local grass-fed meat and dairy companies, land aggregators and Ag business professionals will delve into the matrix of decisions for considering this type of business arrangement.
Robust Topics include: What are the opportunities, what does a client want, pricing strategies, leasing land, grazing management, land/animal people logistics, liability, simple contracts, conflict resolution, real farm profiles and how to build a network of grazing professionals to name a few.
Speakers include: Meg Grzeskiewicz, Custom Grazier from Rhinestone Cattle Co. in Colden, NY, Roy Brubaker from Blue Rooster Farm in East Waterford, PA, Richard Winter, Owner of Chaljeri Meats in Callicoon, NY, Troy Bishopp from Bishopp Family Farm in Deansboro, NY, Dwight Stoltzfoos from Springwood Organic Dairy Farm Gap, PA, Mark Justh & Ryan Fibiger from Fleisher’s Pasture-Raised Meats in Brooklyn, NY, Ken Jaffe from Slope Farms, LLC Meredith, NY, Morgan Hartman from Black Queen Angus Farm, LLC Berlin, NY, Brett Chedzoy from Angus Glen Farm and Schuyler County Cornell Cooperative Extension, Mike Baker Cornell Beef Cattle Extension Specialist, Scott Jeffers of Sauquoit Valley Insurance, Attorney Jim Stokes of Cazenovia, N.Y. Brian Reaser from On the Rail Farm, LLC in Kirkville, NY, Fay Benson Benterra Farm and Small Farm Educator with Cortland County CCE. and the Steven Weaver and John Hershberger Family Farms Peterboro, NY.
A homemade lunch made by the Peterboro Amish Community Church will be available on-site for a donation in support of the community’s school.
Pre-registration admission is $70 per person. Space is limited so get signed up early
For information and to register, please call Troy Bishopp at the Madison Co SWCD at (315) 824-9849 Ext. 110 Troy-Bishopp@verizon.net or send in your registration to Madison Co. Soil and Water Conservation District 6503 Wes Rd. Hamilton, N.Y. 13346
Ongoing sponsors for this event are the Madison Co. SWCD, CNY RC&D Council, Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Finger Lakes-Lake Ontario Watershed Protection Alliance, Cornell Small Farms Program, USDA’s Risk Management Agency, Bishopp Family Farm