The 7th annual Grazing School for Women is being held in Smoky Lake on June 10 and 11, 2009. Participants are asked to bring appropriate clothing as sessions will run rain or shine. Topics on the agenda include:
climate change and agriculture
the secret life of cows – grazing and livestock behaviour
steak challenge – making the grade
winter grazing wetlands and Phillips farm tour
get off the grid – alternative energy for the farm
composting weed ID and control
on-farm predator control
Ag Elle – linking farm and ranch women
To register, contact Jenifer Heyden at 780-582-7308; Evonne Wirstuk at 780-656-3730; or Kerri O’Shaughnessy at 780-427-7940.
