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Northeast Iowa Graziers 2000 Pasture Walks |
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| Pasture walks begin at 12:30 p.m.
For more information call:
This season there will a topic of the month (TOM) discussion, starting at 2:30 p.m. |
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Northeast Iowa Graziers 2000 Pasture Walks |
|
| Pasture walks begin at 12:30 p.m.
For more information call:
This season there will a topic of the month (TOM) discussion, starting at 2:30 p.m. |
| Date | Host | Location | Topics |
| April 26 | Dan and Bonnie Beard 2954 Middle Sattre Rd. Decorah (319) 382-2765 |
7 miles NE of Decorah. Take Locust Road (W38) 4 mi. N, turn R on Canoe Ridge blacktop 1.5 miles, straight onto gravel road (Middle Sattre Rd), third place on the right. | Ryegrass survival, reed canary grass,
concrete lane, Beards' mixed Holstein-Jersey herd is milked in a swing
parlor.
TOM: Brian Lang, pasture species selection. |
| May 24 | Larry Lamborn 224 Franklin Rd. Luana (319) 864-7883 |
4 miles N of Luana on X16, then E on Jackson Hollow Dr. 1.5 miles, turn R on Franklin Rd 0.9 mile | Grazing 80 head of Holsteins on rolling
hills, installed a new water system and a new pond.
TOM: Andy Johnson, watering options, nose pump, hydro Ram building demonstration. |
| June 21 | Kevin Amundson West Union 3(19) 422-6103 |
Hwy. 18 in Clermont, NW on Stowe St. by Valley Coop for 0.3 mile, R on Crystal Rd. 0.9 mile. | Grazing stocker cattle on alfalfa, clover,
ryegrass, orchard mix.
TOM: Marie Johanson, grazing chickens for eggs and meat. |
| July 5 | Dale and Dee Gaul 16227 N Cascade Rd. Dubuque (319) 556-1038 |
From Hwy. 20 between Dubuque and Peosta, turn S on N. Cascade Rd., immediately turn W on blacktop. Farm is about 1 mile. | Coping with summer heat stress on pasture for
dairy herd.
TOM: Larry Tranel, heat stress alternatives. |
| July 19 |
Brian and Heidi Lantzky |
11 miles W of West Union on Hwy. 18, 1 mile N on Hwy. 193, 1 mile W on 240th St., then N on X Ave. | Summer grazing without shade on level,
productive land. Ryegrass legume-based pastures.
TOM: Pat Sexton, DVM, coping with heat, animal health on grass. |
| Aug. 9 |
Pat and Marion Freiburger 2846 205 Ave. Delhi (319) 932-2933 |
South of Delhi on X31, 3 miles W on D42, then 1 mile S. | Fall grazing strategies, stockpiling,
converting to organic production.
TOM: Organic production and marketing. |
| Aug. 23 | Kevin Bergan 29782 Dove Ave. Elkader (319) 245-2312 |
S of Elkader on Hwy. 13, W on Empire Rd., W on 290th St. approx. 2 miles. | Cow-calf grazing operation on converted CRP
land, nose pumps and ponds used for water.
TOM; Jim Ranum, NRCS, pasture health. |
| Sept. 6 | Lee Kurtenbach 236 Hwy 30 Mechnicsville (319) 432-6512 |
Farm is on S side of Hwy 30 halfway between Lisbon and Mechanicsville. | Large Jersey dairy in the middle of corn and
soybeans.
TOM: Parlor constructions. Lee and his brother, Eric, have built parlors in Iowa, Wisconsin and Illinois. |
| Sept. 20 | Don Baker 30999 Kale Rd. West Union (319) 532-9530 |
4 miles S of Festina on Hwy. 150, E on King Road 1 mile, N on Kale Road to last farmstead. | Seasonal grazing herd converting to organic
production, improved lanes, multi-species pastures.
TOM: representative from Organic Valley/CROPP, organic production and marketing. |
| Oct. 25 | Jim Hageman 1459 Hwy 150 Calmar (319) 534-7985 |
1.5 miles S of Calmar on Hwy. 150, W side of road. | Late-season grazing on stockpiled hay ground.
High production Holstein herd.
TOM: extending the grazing season. |
