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We are excited to announce our 4th Annual Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference! Th e conference will be held at the centrally located and easily accessible Holiday Inn Syracuse/Liverpool, New York, just off the Th ruway and Interstate 81. We welcome veteran farmers, beginning farmers, and farmers interested in transitioning to organic management. Th is year’s program includes a half-day intensive workshop entitled “Homeopathic, Herbal and Holistic Solutions to Common Situations in the Dairy Herd.” NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC staff will be available throughout the day-long conference to answer questions. Enjoy a day of learning, networking, and information exchange.

For general questions about the Organic Dairy and Field Crop Conference, including registration please contact Stephanie Bertsch, Registration Coordinator, at 585-271-1979 x509 or register@nofany.org. If you are interested in sponsoring the conference or participating in our tradeshow, please contact Sondra Gjersoe, Administrative Assistant, at 585-272-1979 x510 or sondra@nofany.org.

See you March 4th!

Anne Rufl in Bethany WallisExecutive Director Dairy and Livestock

Education Coordinator

Registration Pre-Registration Deadline: Postmark by February 25th.

Or register online at www.nofany.org/diaryconferenceRegistration Fee: $65 • Children 12 and under: FreeAll registrations include lunch.

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Submit form and payment to:NOFA-NYAttn: Dairy Conference Registration1423 Hathaway Drive, Farmington, NY 14425-8944

Join NOFA-NY as we welcome Neal Kinsey, Owner and Consultant at Kinsey Agricultural Services. Neal is one of the foremost practitioners of the Albrecht-style soil fertility

balancing, and is the author of the book Hands on Agronomy. You will have the opportunity to learn fi rst-hand from soil samples taken from NY State organic farms. Neal will outline good soil sampling practices, how to read soil test results and what to do next unraveling soil mysteries one element at a time. Hear how you can improve nutritional value of crops

by prioritizing your soil needs. Neal will discuss the use of applied amendments and how they aff ect nutrient use in soils and crops.

WELCOMEFeatured Keynote Speaker

Neal KinseyKnow Your Soils: You Can’t Manage What You Can’t Measure

NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC has been accredited by the USDA since April 2002 to provide organic certifi cation for farmers and processors in the United States. We certify to the USDA National Organic Program standards and are ISO65 accredited (International Organization for Standardization). NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC is operated as a nonprofi t and is funded entirely by certifi cation fees. NOFA-NY Certifi ed Organic, LLC is a subsidiary of NOFA-NY, Inc., a nonprofi t educational organization.

NOFA-NY would like to extend special thanks for our grant funding that supports this programming.

MORNING WORKSHOP TRACKS

Field CropsOREI: Value Added Grains Project

Join Robert Perry, NOFA-NY Grain and Field Crop Coordinator and Lisa Kissing Kucek for an update from the research team at Cornell Plant Breeding and Genetics Section on ancient and heritage grains, and the OREI value added grain project. Th is project explores Einkorn, Spelt and Emmer grains for the future. Making the Most of Your Forage Production System “Baleage to Milk Jug”

Tired of feeding hay, silage, and baleage that doesn’t produce much milk? Learn from Janice Degni, a team leader, fi eld crop specialist and member of Th e South Central NY Dairy and Field Crops Program as she explores selecting the right seed, fertility, fi ne-tuning the harvest, protecting the feed in storage for baleage, haylage, etc.

Dairy Homeopathic, Herbal and Holistic Solutions to Common Situations in the Dairy Herd

Th is two-part interactive and integrated workshop will showcase practical, common sense approaches to common situations of health care, management and husbandry found in dairy animals of all ages and classes. We are excited to have a robust panel of expert farmers including Susan Beal of Laughing Oak Farm, Jim Gardiner of Hidden Opportunities Farm, Paul and Phyllis VanAmburgh of Dharma Lea and Maureen Knapp of Cobblestone Valley Farm.

AFTERNOON WORKSHOP TRACKS

Field Crops IFeaturing FARMERS OF THE YEAR Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens

Soil Renaissance: Diversity in Modern Agricultural Soil Health

Th e Soil Renaissance Initiative is a diverse group of farmers, educators and scientists, developing a common goal of promoting soil health in modern agriculture. Listen as Klaas and Mary-Howell Martens of Lakeview Organic Grain explain how this strategic planning crosses all agricultural management systems from organic to vast multi-national agricultural groups with a common goal of promoting and developing best soil management practices for the future.Integrating Small Farms and Small Grains

Kat Loeck, a beginning farmer, will discuss how Integrating small grains on a small-scale organic farm can create management challenges. Th is workshop is for beginning farmers and those in transition to organic.

Field Crops IIWeed Management Strategies

Norm Conrad, Northeast director for NCAT will lead this workshop focusing on the most commonly found weeds on Northeast dairy and crops farms - concentrating on the hay and corn crops. Th is workshop will provide beginning and transitioning farmers with the tools needed to understand weed management in organic systems.What Are Your Plants Telling You?

Neal Kinsey of Kinsey Agricultural Services will discuss the use of plant tissue analysis for on-farm application. Learn how to take proper plant tissue samples and read results. Neal will discuss the connection between soil health and plant nutrient composition using samples from NY State organic farms.

Dairy IRobotic Milking Pasture Perfect

Are you interested in adding robotic milkers to your farm, but you’re not sure how they would integrate into your pasture system? Chuck Diechmann of Willow Creek Farm, Paul Tillotson of Cottonwood Farms and Virginia Chamberlain of Alfred State will share their experiences converting milking systems, rotating cows and operating robotic milkers. Insights into Grass-Fed Dairy

Paul and Phyllis VanAmburgh of Dharma Lea, Nathan Weaver of Grünen Aue Farms, Tom McGrath of Autumn

United States Department of AgricultureRisk Management AgencyThis institution is an equal opportunity provider.

Valley Farm, and Jim Gardiner of Hidden Opportunities Farm will discuss the road to grass-fed, including the production model benefi ts, methods, tools, and pitfalls.

Dairy IIBalanced Nutrition for Successful 100% Grass-Fed Dairy

Dr. Silvia Abel-Caines, Organic Valley Staff Veterinarian, will focus on how to successfully transition from conventional or organic grain dairy production to no-grain dairy production, and how to minimize its impact on body condition score. We’ll also explore the economics behind this feeding system as we compare it to medium/low grain feeding.Feeding Flaxseed and Molasses to Organic Dairy Cows

In this workshop Dr. Andre Brito will present research data from studies conducted at the University of New Hampshire Burley-Demeritt Organic Dairy Research Farm. With the growing interest in improving the content of omega-3 fatty acids and CLA in milk and producing “grass milk” with molasses supplementation, Dr. Brito will share results of three studies in which Jersey cows were fed fl axseed and molasses during the winter and grazing seasons.