Catawba Sustainability Center to host bale grazing workshop
From: Catawba Sustainability Center
The Catawba Sustainability Center, in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension and Roanoke County, will host a half-day workshop on Feb. 13 focused on bale grazing strategies for cattle. Designed to help farmers reduce time spent feeding hay and improve pasture quality, the workshop will highlight research-based best practices for bale grazing and will include both classroom and field components to offer practical, hands-on learning.
The workshop will begin with a classroom discussion from 9-11 a.m. led by Greg Halich, an extension agricultural economist with the University of Kentucky and an experienced grass-finished cattle farmer. From 11 a.m.-noon, John Fike, professor in the School of Plant and Environmental Sciences, will lead a field session at the 377-acre Roanoke County farm.
Open to students, faculty, and community members, the workshop offers immediately applicable strategies for sustainable agriculture and pasture management.
- When: Feb. 13, 9 a.m.-noon
- Where:
- 9:15-11 a.m., classroom session, Catawba Community Center, 4965 Catawba Creek Road, Catawba
- 11 a.m.-noon, field session, Catawba Sustainability Center, 5075 Catawba Creek Road, Catawba
- Price: Free
- Registration: Please register using this online form.
- Questions? Email Nick Tyre.
The workshop is part of the Catawba Sustainability Center’s Grass-Fed Beef Partnership, a collaboration with Roanoke County that supports the regional beef economy while also researching regenerative grazing practices.
If you are an individual with a disability and desire an accommodation, please contact Nick Tyre at nicktyre@vt.edu or 336-324-2208 during regular business hours at least 10 days prior to the event.