Category: News

Hello New England Grazing Network Community,

 

Please find the August 2023 Newsletter attached.

 

This month, August pasture walks and on-farm workshops continue, and more upcoming fall workshops and conferences hit the calendar. Additionally, we are sharing a good read from Dairy Grazing Apprentice Kate Sabino, where she reflects on management changes within Wolfe’s Neck Center’s grazing-based New England Dairy. Don’t forget to check out the additional scholarship opportunities listed below as well!

 

Scholarship – An Opportunity to Get on the Bus in Vermont!
National Cattleman’s Beef Association is offering a non-competitive scholarship for the 2023 National Grazing Land’s Bus Tour in Vermont. You do not have to be a beef farmer to receive it. The money is given to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association by Cargill and is to be used to support educational opportunities for farmers. The National Bus Tour is one of the eligible events. All you have to do sign up, watch a 20 minute “module” of your choice. BUT – you need to sign up before Aug 15th to get the process started. You can sign up for this scholarship even if you have already purchased your registration.

Here are the details for that – https://www.ncba.org/producers/rancher-resilience-grant

Hello New England Grazing Network Community,

 

Please find the July 2023 Newsletter linked.

 

The month of July is packed full of grazing events, workshops and conferences, check out our newsletter and events page to find details and sign up!

 

As a reminder, scholarships are still open for two national grazing events happening in the Northeast this September: The Grazing Lands Vermont Bus Tour (co-hosted by Vermont Grass Farmers Association) and the Grassfed Exchange. Forward this to farmers or agricultural service providers who might be interested. Applications are open from now until August 1st, 2023. To learn more and apply, please visit this link.

 

Thanks,

Alex

Hello New England Grazing Network Community,

 

Please find the June 2023 Newsletter attached.

 

As we dive into the summer season, there are numerous grazing events and workshops taking place, offering ample opportunities for engagement, education, and connection with our network partners across New England. To stay informed on our network partner events and sign up, please see the events section of the newsletter, and check our events page here.

 

Additionally, we’re happy to share out details for two national grazing events happening in the Northeast this September: The Grazing Lands Vermont Bus Tour (co-hosted by Vermont Grass Farmers Association) and the Grassfed Exchange, coming to PA. We are excited to attend and will be organizing NEGN meetups at these two events. If you have members in your network who are interested in scholarships, we have you covered! We have partnered with the Northeast Pasture Consortium to offer a scholarship fund. Applications are open from now until August 1st, 2023.

To learn more, please visit this link.

 

The New England Grazing Network newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, partner updates, and relevant resources monthly in the summer and quarterly in the winter. We aim to support collaboration, connections, and knowledge sharing around grazing in New England. Learn more about the network and please share out within your networks!

Hello New England Grazing Network Community,

 

Please find the May 2023 Newsletter attached as a PDF.

 

This month we are looking ahead to the 2023 grazing season with upcoming events and are launching our annual grazing survey, please consider taking this quick survey and sharing out with folks in the community. This survey aims to better understand the needs of grazing-based livestock farming in our region. Your response will help our network better assess our programs across the region and prioritize regenerative grazing outreach, education, and advocacy.

 

Please visit https://tinyurl.com/NEGNSURVEY2023 to complete the survey.

 

The New England Grazing Network newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, partner updates, and relevant resources monthly in the summer and quarterly in the winter. We aim to support collaboration, connections, and knowledge sharing around grazing in New England. Learn more about the network and please share out within your networks!

Thanks,

Alex

Hello New England Grazing Network Community,

 

Please find a PDF of the February 2023 Newsletter.

 

This month we’re looking back and reflecting on the 2023 Northeast Grazing and Livestock Conference, and we are looking ahead to upcoming events in March and April. As always, let us know if you have events or updates to share with the network for next month.

 

The New England Grazing Network newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, partner updates, and relevant resources monthly in the summer and quarterly in the winter. We aim to support collaboration, connections, and knowledge sharing around grazing in New England. Please share out within your networks!

Thanks,

Alex

Dear NEGN community,

Please find a PDF of our January Newsletter linked below.

The NEGN newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, partner updates, and relevant resources on a monthly basis. We hope that by sharing consistently through our partner networks, on social media, and through our website we can aid in building collaborations and connections around grazing in New England.

Please share out within your networks!

Please let us know if you have upcoming events, reflections, or educational content to share with our community month!

January NEGN Newsletter

Happy grazing,

NEGN Partners

NEGN community,

Please find a PDF of our September Newsletter linked below.

The NEGN newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, partner updates, and relevant resources on a monthly basis. We hope that by sharing consistently through our partner networks, on social media, and through our website we can aid in building collaborations and connections around grazing in New England. Please share out within your networks!

Let us know if you have content or updates to share for next month!

September NEGN Newsletter

Happy grazing,

NEGN Partners

NEGN community,

Please find a PDF of our July 2022: NEGN monthly newsletter linked below. This new newsletter is aimed at sharing out upcoming events, providing a space for partner updates, and resources on a monthly basis. We started this newsletter to connect across our partner networks and aid in building collaborations and connections around grazing in New England.

Please post to all relevant channels (and print if that makes sense) and subscribe below if you are interested in receiving this newsletter directly to your inbox!

July NEGN Newsletter

 

Thanks,

NEGN Partners

Early in 2020, the Vermont Grazing and Livestock Conference team decided to host the winter 2021 conference virtually. They got to work tackling the learning curve that is virtual event hosting.

Mid-January, 306 participants logged on for three days of webinars, discussion boards and virtual trade shows.

65,279 hours of educational content were viewed!

Farmers were able to balance chores and live webinars, knowing anything they missed was being recorded. Being together to share stories and plan the next grazing season was greatly missed but the virtual event proved to be a great substitute.

The conference theme was embraced by the staff, speakers and participants:

As Above, So Below: Taking stock of what we see to care for all we grow

The line-up of speakers presented via Zoom and shared their expertise on subjects such as silvopasture, slaughter infrastructure, etymology and soil science. The content focused on the different evaluations and observations farmers make to assess the health of their farm business, livestock, forages and soil ecology.

The session recordings and are available to participants until July 2021. If you are interested in the recorded content, contact meghan@vtgrassfarmers.org to learn how to access the online platform.