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The 18th Annual Wisconsin Grazing Conference will be held February 18-20, 2010 at Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids.
Conference registration includes workshops, general sessions, admission to the exhibit hall and evening entertainment, as well as dinners, lunches and snacks. For information registration costs, volunteering, exhibiting and other opportunities, click here for the full color brochure. For the black/white printer-friendly version, click here. To register online, go to https://www.regonline.com/2010wigrazingconference Click here for sponsorship/advertising information.
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The Focus of the 2010 Wisconsin Grazing Conference: Pastures, People, Planet, Profits
From February 18th to 20th, 2010, people from around the Midwest will gather in Wisconsin Rapids to attend the 18th annual Wisconsin Grazing Conference, where they will learn how better pasture management can result in both healthier profits and a healthier planet. The conference, organized by GrassWorks, Inc., is a key event for grass-based farmers or “graziers” of all species and at all levels. Topics range from “mob grazing” to pastured poultry to the health benefits of grass-fed meat, eggs and dairy products.
This year’s conference will be held at the Hotel Mead in Wisconsin Rapids and will feature over 25 sessions and 30 exhibitors. Attendees will have the opportunity to hear thought-provoking and inspiring speakers, enjoy delicious local meals and network with the best in graziers from around the region.
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Jim VanDerPol, from Pastures A Plenty, has long been involved in the grazing movement and writes a regular column for Graze Magazine. He will speak on Thursday, February 18th, 2010 at 7:00 pm. Woody Tasch, founder of the Slow Money Alliance, is a pioneer in merging investing and philanthropy. He is the author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered. He will speak on Saturday, February 20th at 4:00 pm.
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Andrew Hager, leader and philosopher in the grazing movement and Certified Educator in Holistic Management, will tell conference attendees about "Progress, Pro-grass: Strategies Toward a Future Farming Landscape". He will speak on Friday, February 19th, 2010 at 6:00 pm. |
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Woody Tasch, Chairman and President of the Slow Money Alliance, pioneered the integration of asset management and philanthropic purpose in the 1990s as treasurer of the Jessie Smith Noyes Foundation and founding chairman of the Community Development Venture Capital Alliance. For ten years, through 2008, Tasch was chairman of Investor’s Circle, a network of angel investors, family o-ces, and social purpose funds and foundations that has invested $133 million in 200 early-stage sustainability-promoting ventures and venture funds, since 1992. Woody is the author of Inquiries into the Nature of Slow Money: Investing as if Food, Farms, and Fertility Mattered (Chelsea Green). |
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION Conference registration includes workshops, general sessions, admission to the exhibit hall and evening entertainment, as well as dinners, lunches and snacks. For information registration costs, volunteering, exhibiting and other opportunities, click here for the brochure. To register online, go to https://www.regonline.com/2010wigrazingconference Click here for sponsorship/advertising information. The following are sponsors of the 2010 Grazing Conference:
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GrassPoint Farms
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| Organic Valley |
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| WI Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
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| UW Center for Integrated Agriculture
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| Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
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| Weston A. Price Foundation with Farm to Consumer Legal Defense Fund
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| The Country Today Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service |
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| Cutler Fence |
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| CRV |
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| Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund |
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| United FCS |
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| Taurus Services |
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| Nature's International Certification Service |
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