Pasture-Based Dairying Field Day April 26 Near Goodhue
CONTACT: Heather Flashinski, LSP, 715-289-4896
3/23/08
GOODHUE, Minn. — How to produce and market pasture-based milk will be the focus of a field day Saturday, April 26, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., on the Roger and Michelle Benrud farm near Goodhue (26889 County 9 Blvd. — from State Highway 58, six and a half miles east on County 9 Blvd.). This field day is being sponsored by the Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings program. There is no charge for this event. To register and for more information, contact Heather Flashinski at 715-289-4896 or fbse@landstewardshipproject.org.
The Benruds graduated from the first Farm Beginnings class 11 years ago. They now produce certified organic milk on pasture using a herd of 90 cows. They market their milk through PastureLand (www.pastureland.coop), an award-winning cheese and butter cooperative consisting of six southeast Minnesota grass-based farming operations. PastureLand is certified by the National Organic Program of the USDA and Food Alliance Midwest.
During the field day, the Benruds will discuss how they built up their operation using limited resources, and how they are being rewarded for their efforts through a value-added market.
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