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Converting Row Crops to Perennial Pasture
Converting Row Crops to Perennial Pasture
Friday, July 28 | 3-5 p.m.
Hosts: Zach Knutson & Brooke Calaway
Address: 46998 170th Ave. | Zumbrota, MN 55992
Zach Knutson farms near Zumbrota, Minnesota, where he has been converting row crop ground to perennial pastures one field at a time. He currently raises 30 cow-calf pairs and 14 ewes and their lambs, both of which he rotationally grazes on hay and grass pastures. He has used continuous cover crops like sorghum-sudangrass and winter cereal rye to transition ground from row crops to perennial pasture. During this whole-farm transition, he’s evaluating forage quality and soil properties in each field.
Dinner will follow the field day.
Sponsored by:
- Albert Lea Seed
- Goodhue Co Soil and Water
See & Discuss:
- Converting row crops to perennial pasture
- Alfalfa and grass mixes for grazing and hay
- Rotational grazing with cattle on perennial pasture
- Continuous cover crops for transitioning how land is used
- Forage quality and soil testing data