Pests, Parasites, and Pastures: A livestock IPM workshop
Date & Time: 07/18/24 12:00 noon - 2:00pm
Location:
Philo Ridge Farm, 2766 Mt. Philo Road Charlotte 05445
Description: This summer workshop will give farmers an insight into ruminant pest and parasite management on their pastures and farms. Ed Pitcavage and Isabelle Lourie-Wisbaum, land and livestock managers at Philo Ridge Farm, will share their experiences grazing cattle and sheep to achieve optimal pest and parasite control, as well as how they have managed winter lice populations using botanical treatments. We will hear from UVM Extension Grazing Specialist Amber Reed, Extension Dairy Specialist Kelsie Meehan, and UVM Postdoctoral Research Fellow Bryony Sands. They will discuss ways that grazing management, alternative approaches, and IPM techniques can benefit livestock pest and parasite control for cattle and small ruminants. Please arrive in clean clothes and shoes. Participants must follow biosecurity measures which will include boot covers, a sanitizing station, and an avian flu briefing (all provided). Farmers may bring their own lunch; water and snacks will be provided. This is a free event. For more information, or to request a disability-related accommodation to participate in this program, please call or email Bryony Sands at 802-656-7610 or bsands@uvm.edu by Monday, July 1, 2024 so we may assist you. Register online at https://go.uvm.edu/livestock-ipm by Wednesday, July 17, 2024.
To learn more & register: https://go.uvm.edu/livestock-ipm
Organized by: Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education, UVM Extension
To learn more, contact: Bryony Sands bryony.sands@uvm.edu or Susan Brouillette at susan.brouillette@uvm.edu or call 802-656-7611.
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