Maryland Grazers Network

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Farmers who graze their herds have lower costs for such things as feed, fertilizer, pesticides, and equipment, and also routinely produce less nutrient and sediment pollution, primary pollutants to the Chesapeake Bay.

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The Maryland Grazers Network is a mentorship program that pairs experienced livestock, dairy, sheep, and poultry producers with farmers who want to learn new grazing skills.

The Maryland Grazers Network is a farmer mentorship program developed by Clagett Farm and the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. The Network pairs experienced livestock, dairy, sheep, and poultry producers with farmers who want to learn new grazing skills. The Grazers Network Project Team provides technical assistance and includes experts in pasture and forage management, financial management, marketing, and funding resources.

The Grazers Network also provides funds for the Amazing Grazing Directory which lists 200 grazers in Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The Network is a collaboration of CBF, the University of Maryland Extension, Future Harvest, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

For information, contact Rob Schnabel at [email protected] or 443-482-2175.

Maryland Grazers Network

Mountains-to-Bay Grazers Alliance Supports Farmers Interested in Grazing

The Mountains-to-Bay (M2B) Grazing Alliance brings together private and public partners to promote the implementation of rotational grazing and related conservation practices. The Alliance was initially created through a 2015 USDA Conservation Innovation Grant that brought together state-based groups promoting rotational grazing in Maryland, Virginia, and Pennsylvania. Through a new grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, we are building on and expanding the partnership to leverage and share resources and information, and to provide assistance to producers wanting to transition to rotational grazing systems in Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Learn more on their website at M2BAlliance.org.

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