Twilight Barn Meeting - Wednesday August 1, 2006

Hosted by: Randy and Angie Facey
106 North County Road
Leyden, MA 01338

6:15 PM - Barn Visit and Social Interaction

6:45 PM - Research Update - Masoud Hashemi and Stephen Herbert, UMass Extension

7:00 PM - What to do about the high fertilizer costs - Stephen Herbert and Masoud Hashemi, UMass Extension

7:30 PM - Lower energy costs and improve economic efficiency with pasture - Stephen Herbert, UMass Extension and Larry Shearer, SARE Farmer Educator

7:55 PM - Animal Health Update, Patricia Gabral, Dept of Agric. Res., Carrie Sears, UMass Extension, and Mark Huyler, UMass

8:15 PM - USDA, State Agency Updates

Directions: From Greenfield take Leyden Rd to Greenfield Rd to S. County, Mid County to 106 N. County Rd.