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