Capital Area RC&D Events
Fall 2020 Cover Crop Grazing Pasture Walks
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October 20, 2020 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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St. Thomas, PA (Franklin County)
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Click Here to Register for Oct. 20 Pasture Walk
Ben Peckman, owner of Slate Ridge Dairy Farm in Franklin County, has used cover crops and no-till techniques in his fields for many years but recently incorporated a small beef herd into the rotation on a portion of his acreage. The Oct. 20th pasture walk will focus on infrastructure and paddock design, issues experienced adopting a new practice and with incorporating a new herd, as well as rotation and cover crop species selection.
This pasture walk is held in conjunction with the PA-Grazing Lands Coalition fall meeting, taking place at Slate Ridge Dairy in the afternoon on October 20, 2020. Visit paglc.org for more information.
Registration is requested to meet appropriate physical distancing requirements and can be made online at www.capitalrcd.org, by emailing info@capitalrcd.org, or by calling 717-241-4361- please leave a message for extension 15.
Both pasture walks are funded through a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed grant.
This pasture walk is held in conjunction with the PA-Grazing Lands Coalition fall meeting, taking place at Slate Ridge Dairy in the afternoon on October 20, 2020. Visit paglc.org for more information.
Registration is requested to meet appropriate physical distancing requirements and can be made online at www.capitalrcd.org, by emailing info@capitalrcd.org, or by calling 717-241-4361- please leave a message for extension 15.
Both pasture walks are funded through a National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Chesapeake Bay Small Watershed grant.
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September 29, 2020 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
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Gettysburg, PA (Adams County)
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Josh Ramsburg, owner of Rock Creek Farms in Adams County, uses permanent pasture to graze his beef herd. He saw the potential benefit of cover crop grazing and installed perimeter fencing and water lines to incorporate that practice as part of his existing field crop rotation. The Sept. 29th event will feature the current cover crop mix, discuss infrastructure options, and address the impacts of weather-related issues during installation and cover crop seeding.
2019/2020 South Mountain Water Workshops
Capital RC&D Partner Events
American Farmland Trust Women for the Land Learning Circles
Fall 2020 - In Adams (11/17), Dauphin (12/15), Lebanon (11/10), Perry (12/8) and York (12/2) Counties (flyer pdf)
Visit the American Farmland Trust Program Page
Fall 2020 - In Adams (11/17), Dauphin (12/15), Lebanon (11/10), Perry (12/8) and York (12/2) Counties (flyer pdf)
Visit the American Farmland Trust Program Page
