REGENERATIVE FARM-PASTURE WALK GREG BRANN’S BIG SPRING FARM
Thursday, October 16, 9 am to 4 pm CDT
683 Blankenship Rd, Adolphus, KY 42120
Once again, we’ll gather some of the brightest and most innovative farmers for an interactive field discussion on improving soil, grass, livestock, and our lives through Regenerative farming practices.
Brayden Apple (River Cottage Farm) will prepare a Big Spring Farm lunch featuring our beef.
We’ll talk about how we’re rejuvenating and renovating pastures and improving the genetics of the herds and flocks.
Our Enterprises (All on Pasture)
Cow calf to finish
Co-grazing hair sheep to finish
100% grass-fed dairy cows, milked once per day
Wool sheep for meat and fiber
Cashmere goats for weed control, meat, and fiber
Broiler chickens for meat, nutrients, and impact (pens for sale)
Layer chickens for eggs, nutrients, meat, and impact
Discussion Topics: Led by Greg Brann and Chris Teutsch
Silvopasture and tree planting
Annuals and natural regeneration of native grass and other forages
Soil Health and pasture management, and hay feeding strategies
Multi-paddock and multi-species grazing
Weed management (lots of weeds/forbs this year)
Stockpiling and creative rationing of grass for winter feeding
Redmond minerals
Gallagher fencing
This year, we will have some production cattle for sale – See Gregbrann.com/Livestock
$45 for the event, lunch provided with on-farm meats, and Brayden will cater again this year.