Business : Pasture Walk to Feature Millionaire Model Farms and Organic Dairy Budgets

ISU Extension & Outreach will host a pasture walk near Farley from 10-Noon on Tuesday, June 10th at the Eric and Amanda Gaul farm. Eric and Amanda rotationally graze 180 Holsteins and crossbreeds and will lead attendees on a walking tour of their pastureland with a focus on paved surface lanes and waterlines along the pasture. Extension Dairy Specialist, Larry Tranel will also discuss updated Millionaire Model Farms and Organic Dairy Budgets.

The pasture walk is located at 26946 Dyersville East Road, Farley. From Hwy 52, Holy Cross, turn right (south) onto County Hwy-Y13/Holy Cross Road for 6.7 miles. Then turn right onto Dyersville East Rd for 1.4 miles and farm will be on the left. Coming from Farley, go north out of Farley 4.7 miles on County Hwy-Y13, then turn left onto Dyersville East Rd for 1.4 miles and farm will be on the left.

The Northeast Iowa Graziers plan pasture walks to local farms to help producers learn how better pasture management can result in healthier profits and a healthier environment. The walks are organized by area graziers and supported by Iowa State University Extension & Outreach and the Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Pasture walks are informal educational programs designed to demonstrate one or two key areas of pasture management, as well as answer any questions you might have. Each has a slightly different focus and all producers who are dependent on forage production are invited to attend to improve their own pasture management. For more information contact Larry Tranel, 563-583-6496 or tranel@iastate.edu or Jenn Bentley, 563-382-2949 or jbentley@iastate.edu