Rutgers Announces Equine Pasture Walk Workshop

 This workshop will take place at the Ryders Lane Best Management Practices Demonstration Horse Farm in New Brunswick, NJ from 5:30 to 8:00pm.  Rutgers pasture experts will discuss some new cutting-edge grazing research comparing continuous and rotational grazing systems.  Participants will learn how they can evaluate their own pastures using techniques from the study such as soil sampling, forage sampling, understanding these test results, measuring forage height, and identifying grasses and weeds.  Participants will see the visual differences between rotationally and continuously grazed systems in addition to hearing some data from the study.  It is sure to be a fascinating evening, so please join us and bring your pasture management questions!

Registration is $10.  Light snacks and refreshments will be available, but no meal.  See attached registration form or contact Laura Kenny with questions at kenny@aesop.rutgers.edu.  Directions to the farm are available at http://esc.rutgers.edu/research/ryders-lane-farm/directions/. Google Maps is accurate if you search for “Equine Research Facility, New Brunswick, NJ,” but GPS addresses are not reliable in this area.

Thank you,

Laura Kenny

Program Associate, Dept of Animal Sciences

Rutgers University

Bartlett Hall, 84 Lipman Drive

New Brunswick, NJ 08901

P 848-932-3229

F 732-932-6996

esc.rutgers.edu