RSVP for Pasture Walk & Beef Cattle Evaluation
Saturday, June 11th 2022 (1pm-4pm) Stone Hill Farm, Plainfield, CT [REGISTER HERE] 265 Gendron Rd, Plainfield, CT 06374 Contact: Sarah Cogswell, TLI Executive Director (508) 542-0434 sarah@thelivestockinstitute.org On Saturday June 11th, 2022 join The Livestock Institute, UConn Extension and NRCS at Stone Hill Farm to participate in a beef ultrasound demonstration and pasture walk. Our host and livestock producer Jennie Kapszukiewicz will describe her 100% grass-fed operation, what she looks for to determine harvest readiness in her animals and how pasture health and management leads to those decisions. UConn Ext. Livestock Specialist Joe Emenheiser will guide us through the basics of beef quality and yield, including key aspects of market cattle visual evaluation and an ultrasound demonstration. Jim Hyde (NRCS) will lead a pasture stick demonstration and discussion on bale grazing at Stone Hill Farm and more. (Free event.) This work is part of a grant funded collaboration with TLI and UConn Ext. on meat quality and improved farm profitability. If you’re a livestock producer and would like to partner this work, please contact Sarah at sarah@thelivestockinstitute.org. |
Join TLI for its Annual Meeting - REGISTER HERE On February 24th, all TLI members in good standing will be able to vote for the Member Board position during the Annual Meeting. If you have any questions please contact Sarah Cogswell, TLI Program Director at sarah@thelivestockinstitute.org |
CONSERVATION AGRICULTURAL LEASESPresented at the 2021 MA & RI Land Conservation Conference
Joyce Meader (TLI Board Member and Education Committee Chair) recently gave at presentation at the MA & RI Conservation Conference entitled, “Conservation Agricultural Leases". View Joyce's work, including resources for land trusts, soil health, rental rates and more. View the presentation here. Questions? Email Joyce Meader at joycemeader@yahoo.com |
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The Livestock Institute's Education Committee is excited to expand its producer education with processing data from Meatworks' extensive Vista Trak system. From this data we will develop additional monthly updates and educational tools for producers on topics like cut yield data, trends in specific cuts, filling out cut sheets and more. Our hope is to continue open dialogue on best livestock management and marketing practices for small scale farms.
MONTHLY AVERAGE HOT WEIGHT* - 2020
We are taking a look back at 2020 in these charts, emphasizing average hot weight (or dressed weight) per month for beef and pork. How did your hot weights compare to the monthly averages? USDA averages for further comparison. [*Hot (or dressed) weight is "un-chilled weight of the carcass after slaughter and the removal of the head, hide, intestinal tract, and internal organs." UGA Ext.] |
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Thursday February 20th, 2020 6:00pmDartmouth Grange Hall, 1133 Fisher Rd., Dartmouth MAAll are welcome to this potluck event!
Join The Livestock Institute of Southern New England for their Annual Meeting on Thursday February 20th, 2020 at 6:00pm. The night's presentation will include updates on TLI, Meatworks and programming for livestock producers. |
The Livestock Institute & Meatworks Panel Presentation: 'Lessons Learned and Vision for the Future'
Join TLI at this year's SEMAP Ag & Food Conference at Bristol Aggie High School. The Livestock Institute will panel a discussion on their work with livestock producers, including an update on the Meatworks facility, a state of the art custom slaughterhouse in Westport MA. |
Advanced Pasture Management Seminar
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Sarah Flack is the author of The Art and Science of Grazing, and Organic Dairy Production and is a nationally known speaker and consultant specializing in grass based and organic livestock farming. She grew up on a Vermont family farm that used management-intensive grazing and mob stocking. She later pursued graduate studies on pasture management at the University of Vermont. She has written extensively about grass farming and is known for teaching workshops that take a practical approach to applying the science of grazing. Sarah has successfully helped many farmers create positive change in their pastures, soils, livestock, finances, and farm-family quality of life.
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