Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture
114 W. Main St., PO Box 419, Millheim, PA, 16854
Phone-814-349-9856
Fax-814-349-9840
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Allison Shauger
Office: 814-349-9856 ext 206
Email: Allison@pasafarming.org
Grass Fed, Grass Finished Beef Track featured
at the 17th Annual Farming for the Future Conference!
Millheim, PA- The Pennsylvania Association for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA) will celebrate the 17th annual Farming for the Future conference February 7, 8 and 9, 2008. On Thursday, February 7th an all-star line-up of expertise and experience will present the Grass Fed, Grass Finished Beef pre-conference track. Learn from the pros of grass-based beef production how to optimize the length of your grazing season, stockpile feed, encourage the proper diversity of grasses, manage your rotation, develop your stock genetics, and take your product to the butcher with confidence. Featuring:
• Introductory & Closing Remarks
with Ridge Shinn, Bakewell Reproductive Center
• Getting the Most from Your Pastures
with Jim Gerrish, American GrazingLands Services
• Energy for Cattle: Reaching Genetic Potential
with Gearld Fry, Bakewell Reproductive Center
• Ask the Butcher
with Mike Debach, Leona Meat Plant
• Grass-fed, Grass-finished Beef: Experience Knows Best
with Tim & Linda Blakeley, Mountain Spring Farm; Bill Elkins, Buck Run
Cattle Company; Don & Heather Minto, Watson Farm; Steve Reichard,
5R Cattle Company
The PASA’s 17th annual Farming for the Future Conference is scheduled for February 7, 8, and 9, 2008 at the Penn Stater Conference Center in State College, PA. Visit www.pasafarming.org for more details. Each year this nationally recognized event has grown in number of attendees, workshops and overall stature. Last year over 1,700 farmers and consumers attended the three-day conference making it one of the largest sustainable agriculture conferences in the nation.
The theme for the 2008 Farming for the Future conference, Ready To Grow: Sharing the Sustainable Story was developed by PASA’s all volunteer conference planning committee. Keynote speakers include environmental activist Diane Wilson, author of “An Unreasonable Woman: A True Story of Shrimpers, Politicos, Polluters and the Fight for Seadrift, Texas” and Mark McAfee, an internationally recognized raw milk production pioneer and advocate. The conference theme and keynote speakers have been selected to emphasize the tremendous determination and perseverance it takes to succeed in creating a more sustainable world.
In addition to over 80 workshops and ten pre-conference tracks, the conference features locally-grown, organic meals, a 78-vendor tradeshow, arts and music, and programming for youth and kids.
To receive a full color brochure, find complete conference information and online registration visit www.pasafarming.org.