Grazing Conference

Northern Indiana Grazing Conference

• Friday, February 7,, 2020, 8:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
• Saturday, February 8, 2020, 8:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Friday, February 7, 2020

• 8:00-8:15 a.m.- Marlin Eash- Introduction
• 8:15-9:15 a.m. -Rob Yoder – “What a Passionate, Positive Attitude will do for Farming.”
• 9:15-9:45 a.m. Break
• 9:45-11:00 a.m. Break-out Session
  • Farmer Panel: Paul Yoder, Marion Mishler, and Noah Martin moderated by Leon Mast
• 11:00-11:45 a.m. Break-out Session
  • Tom Weaver- “Soil health Impact on Animal Health.” Leroy Kuhns- “Keeping small farms viable with diversification.”
• 11:45-1:00 p.m. Lunch
• 1:00-2:00 p.m. Break-out Session
  • Tom Weaver- Calves/Heifers
  • Greg Palin- “Building a Forage based Cow.”
• 2:00-2:30 p.m. Break
• 2:30-3:30p.m. Break-out Session
  • Tom Weaver- “Stump the Consultant.”
  • Al Thomas- “Overwintering Bees.”

​Saturday, February 8, 2020

• 8:00-8:15 a.m. Marlin Eash- Introduction
• 8:15-9:15a.m. John Kempf- “Maximizing Crop Production Part 1.”
• 9:15-9:45a.m. Break
• 9:45-10:30a.m. Break-out Session
  • Daniel Olson- “Adjusting to Market trends.”
  • David Schlabach- “Backyard Orchards.”
• 10:30-11:30a.m. Break out Session
  • Sr. Farmer Panel- Rob Yoder and Nelson Miller moderated by Ray Yoder –“Farming Experiences.”
  • Leroy Kuhns- Sheep
• 11:30-12:45 p.m. Lunch
• 12:45-1:30p.m. Break-out Session
  • Daniel Olson- “Finding the Energy in a Forage sample.”
  • David Schlabach- “Orchard Pruning.”
  • Mervin Yoder- Kids program
• 1:30-2:00p.m. Break
• 2:00-3:00p.m. John Kempf- “Maximizing Crop Production Part 2.”