Friday, July 17
5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Grazing Forum featuring Greg Judy with Minnesota Grazing Specialists
The evening starts with delicious locally grown supper featuring pasture raised meat & dairy products followed by the Grazing Forum.
Bring the Kids! Children are invited to participate in the Youth Arts Competition Art Workshop sponsored by the Minnesota Garlic Festival during the grazing forum. The Art Workshop is free of charge.
Saturday, July 18
8:30am Registration
9:00pm Announcements and Welcomes
9:30am Tour of Salzer's Sandy Hill Ranch
11:30am A pasture-raised locally-grown lunch
12:30pm Keynote by Greg Judy
1:30pm Wrap-up announcements, load bus
Group splits
Track 1:
1:45pm Bus to Green Pastures Dairy departs
2:00pm Arrive at Hedquist’s Green Pastures Dairy for an in-depth tour of their pastures, livestock, poultry and cheesemaking operation.
Track 2:
1:45pm Farm tour begins at Jelink’s Fleece Force Flocks (next door to Sandy Hill Ranch)
3:15pm Bus departs Fleece Force Flocks for Green Pastures Dairy
3:30pm Arrive at Hedquist’s Green Pasture Dairy for a shorter tour of their cheese shop and farming operation.
4:45pm Early bus leaves Green Pastures Dairy
5:00pm Early bus returns to Sandy Hills Ranch
5:15pm Late bus leaves Green Pastures Diary
5:30pm Late bus returns to Sand Hills Ranch
The End of Grazefest Minnesota 2009!
SALZER FAMILY of Sandy Hills Ranch
Sandy Hills Ranch is located approximately 6 miles east of Barnum, MN. Troy Salzer and his wife, Chris and their 3 children, Cameo-9, Max-7 and Murray-3, live on a 120 acre farm and lease another 5 farms. They have 80 Angus-Gelbvieh breeding cattle, custom grazing another 100 stockers in an eleven paddock system where they graze on native pastures, field corn and legumes. Most of the calves are in a value added program and marketed through the Central Minnesota Premium Beef Alliance. They also direct market beef, pork, and vegetables. Troy is very interested in research and is currently involved in a re-establishment of winter feeding areas study with the University of Minnesota Extension beef team.
HEDQUIST FAMILY of Green Pastures Dairy
The Hedquist family’s Green Pastures Dairy is a small, family-owned, grass-based farm producing "naturally healthy" Minnesota Farmstead™ Cheeses and Meats. The Hedquist family includes store manager KenMarie, Dairy Manager Will Jr, Cheese Maker Joy, Esther in charge of Packaging and Shipping, and a host of qualified young assistants. In July, Green Pastures Dairy will be in full swing, making cheese and pasturing cows, pigs, and poultry.
www.greenpasturesdairy.com
JELINEK FAMILY of Fleece Force Flocks
Carol and Pete Jelinek and their boys, Nicholas-14 and Nathan-12 live on about 25 acres and raise 30 cross bred and purebred ewes and Nubian goats. Their flocks stem from a showing flock to an extended crossbred flock to more fully utilize their grazing pastures, where they rotationally graze. They have modified their old dairy barn to build a low cost fenceline feeding system and integrated livestock handling system. This enables them to easily handle their vaccinations, shearing or any other livestock chore.
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