Northern Indiana Grazing Conference
January 31-February 1, 2025
Ticket Contact Information:
LaGrange County Soil and Water Conservation District: (260) 463-3166 ext.3
The MEC: 260-768-3300
Friday
8:00 a.m. Welcome - Marlin Eash, Chairman
8:15-9:30 am Keynote Speaker– Greg Judy: The Potential of Forages & Animals
9:30-10:00am BREAK
10:00– 11:30 : Dairy Farmer Panel: A Passion for Family Farming Chris Bontrager, Elam Martin, Harley Troyer, and Richard Bontrager (Moderator)
11:30-1:00 pm LUNCH
Breakout Sessions: 1:00-2:00pm Greg Palen: Genetics; Building a Grass -Based Cow
1:00-2:00pm Greg Judy: Using Animals to Improve Soil Health
1:00-2:00pm Gerald Yoder: Plants for Food & Medicine
2:00– 2:30pm BREAK
Breakout Sessions: 2:30-3:30pm: Tyler Funk: Nuts & Bolts of Dairy Nutrition
2:30-3:30pm: Kenneth Imhoff : No -Till Gardening
2:30-3:30pm: Leland Mast: Why are We Farming the Way We Do ?
Saturday
8:00-8:15 am Welcome - Marlin Eash, Chairman
8:15-9:15am Keynote Speaker– Jerry D. Miller: Value of Community
9:15-9:45am BREAK
9:45-11:15am : Senior Farmer Panel: Providing Beneficial Ideas for the Next Generation Alvin Bontrager, David O. Miller, Galen Ramer, & Paul Yoder ( Moderator)
11:15 am -12:30 pm - LUNCH
Breakout Sessions: 12:30-1:30 pm Lamar Weaver: Quality Pastures
12:30-1:30 pm Melissa Thomas: Farm Women’s Health Concerns
1:30– 2:00 pm BREAK
Keynote Ending Session 2:00-3:00 pm: Jerry Lehman: The Value of Adapting to Change on the Farm ————————————————————- Shepherd’s Campfire Sessions (running simultaneously with above schedule) 9:15-10:30am: Sheep Farmer Panel: Nelson Yoder, Kevin Miller, David Miller, Myron Yoder (Moderator) 10:30-11:00 BREAK 11:00-11:45 Greg Judy: Multi-Species Grazing: Capturing Sheep & Cattle Synergy 11:45-12:45 LUNCH 12:45-1:30 Bill Berry: Raising A Quality GrassFed Lamb
1:30-1:45 BREAK
1:45-2:30: Greg Judy: Building and Training a Profitable Flock
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Best Forage
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Countryside IBA
Honeyveill Feed & Fertilizer LLC
Indiana Assoc. Of Soil & Water
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Northern IN Hearing Center
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Sunrise Seeds Plus
The Cisco Companies
Vollara
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M.W. Repair & Sales
OnMark Certification Services
Agronomic Solutions
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Sunrise Metal Shop
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WL Nutrition
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Priority IAC
"aAa" Breeding Guide
Albert Lea Seed
MJC Precision Dairy Solutions
Anglin Road Farms
Millers Repair Shop
Farmhouse Enterprise Cookware
R-Jay's Earthworks LLC
Townline Seed
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Heritage Bookstore
Natural Feeds & Fertilizer Inc
Organic Valley- CROPP Cooperative
Miller Equipment Sales & Service
Wakarusa Ag
Basic Ag
Young Living
Seybert Sales & Services
Mullets Machinery & Parts
Triple-Hil Sires
Wana Acres Fencing
Horizon Organics
The Farmers Exchange
Conservation Cropping System
Norwex
Partners Brand Seed Co.
MDY Harness Shop
DH Machine
Woodruff Harness
EH Tractor Shop
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