NOFA-VT has organized the following event: Maintaining Fertile Grasslands through Climate-Smart Hayland Management to be held 2024-03-21 in Virtual/Online.
To learn more, contact Kevin Haggerty at kevin@nofavt.org or 9253036344.
Additional information:
Dr. Jaime Garzon, Assistant Extension Professor and Forage Educator at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, will talk about soil fertility in grasslands and climate-smart hayland management. After his presentation we will dive into farmer discussion on how you and your peers are managing your soil fertility. Originally from Colombia, Dr. Jaime Garzon got his Bachelor's and Master’s degrees in Animal Sciences from the National University of Colombia, working with cool and warm-season forages and greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture. Later, he obtained a Ph.D. in Agronomy at the University of Florida, where he evaluated nutrient management and other ecosystem services from legume-grass pastures. Finally, Dr. Garzon became an Assistant Extension Professor and Dairy Forage Educator at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension in 2022. His extension program seeks to develop and conduct educational outreach and applied research in the Maine dairy industry, emphasizing forage production, soil health, and regenerative pasture management.