Eastern Kentucky KFGC Field Day
“LOCALLY GROWN MEATS FROM OUR HOMEPLACE TO YOURS”
The commmunity is invited to the Eastern Kentucky Field Day KFGD (Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council) on Oct. 3 in Manchester, Ky. — a fun, interactive experience o learn more about pastaure-based farm, Old Homeplace Farm, Clay County managed by the Bowling family.
About Old Homeplace Farm
Cattle, sheep, and goats are the Bowling's main focus on their 90 acres of pasture. Rotational grazing with variable paddock size is used across the farm's mix of bottomlands and hillside pastures.
This mix of ground comes with a unique set of challenges, as the Bowling's management needs to account for maintenance of fences and forages in floodplains as well as productivity and erosion concerns on steep slopes.
On the tour stops on topics:
- Multi-species grazing systems
- Novel tall fescue to reduce toxicity
- Native grasses for summer production
- Mineland reclamation using bale feeding
- Annual lespedeza and crabgrass
- Multifora rose and blackberry as high quality pasture for goats and sheep
- Composting bedding and on-farm mortalities
- Cottonwoods for fast growing shade
- Direct to consumer marketing
- And much, much more...
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Oct 3 2023 - 4:30pm to 7:30pm
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Old Homeplace Farm
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9876 North Hwy 11Manchester, KY 40962United States
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Kate Adams
Event Type: Extension
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Oct 3 2023 - 4:30pm to 7:30pm
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Old Homeplace Farm
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9876 North Hwy 11Manchester, KY 40962United States
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Kate Adams