2021 Spring Turn-Out Grazier Meeting
Event Details
Date
April 29, 2021
Time
7:00-8:30pm
Location
Online Zoom Meeting
Host
CCE Capital Area Agriculture and Horticulture ProgramAaron Gabriel
518-746-2560
email Aaron Gabriel
- Livestock Management: How to select and adapt sheep, goats, and beef, to your grazing operation
- Pasture Management: The value and management of chicory, plantain, dandelions, and native forbs in your pasture.
- Business Management: How to spend money and different types of money on the farm
Registration fees: $5 per person for residents of Albany, Columbia, Greene, Rensselaer and Washington Counties, $10 per person for all other areas.
Register online at https://tinyurl.com/SpringTurnOut2021 by April 28, 2021 to receive the internet link to the meeting. If you need assistance with registration, please call (518)765-3518 or email cce-caahp@cornell.edu
For program questions, please contact:
Ashley Pierce: arp253@cornell.edu, 518-649-0267
Aaron Gabriel: adg12@cornell.edu, 518-380-1496
Dayton Maxwell: dtm4@cornell.edu, 518-380-1498
To practice using the Zoom platform, access the link you receive in your confirmation email at 6:30pm the day of the meeting.

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