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2021 SPRING PASTURE MANAGEMENT CLASSES
Join Livestock and Field Crops Specialists, Amy Barkley and Josh Putman, for webinars focused on preparing for a productive 2021 grazing season.
By Amy Barkley and Josh Putnam
SOUTHWEST, NY- – Cornell Cooperative Extension’s Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock, and Field Crops Program (SWNYDLFC) will be offering virtual training opportunities on pasture management topics including weed identification and management, frost seeding, pasture design, and rotational grazing. Classes will be held on 4 consecutive Thursday evenings starting on February 25th. All classes will begin at 6:30 pm ET and run for one hour, with the exception of “Early Season Weed Management” which will run for an hour and a half. There is a registration fee per class. “Early Season Pasture Weed Management” will provide 1.5 DEC Credits in Categories 1a, 10, and 21. To receive credits, participants will need to have their pesticide license available to show the instructors and be present for the entirety of the live class.
Class dates, topics, and registration links can be found below: Early Season Pasture Weed Management w/ DEC Credits : Thursday, February 25th, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Join Josh Putman for a discussion on early season identification and management of common pesky and potentially toxic pasture weeds in SWNY **1.5 DEC Credits approved in Categories 1a, 10, & 21; Have your spray license available for the class if you’d like to receive credits You must be present for the entire live session to receive credits** Register here: https:// tinyurl.com/PastureWeedManagement All About Frost Seeding : Thursday March 4th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Frost seeding can improve pastures. Josh Putman will be discussing why, when, and how to frost seed, including seed types and volumes, establishment areas, cropping decisions, and fertility considerations. Register here: https://ti-
nyurl.com/FrostSeeding Designing Your Grazing System for 2021 and Beyond : Thursday, March 11th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm In this class, Amy Barkley will explore the facets of developing a grazing plan including considerations surrounding field conditions, pasture species, livestock species, grazing intensity, watering systems, and fencing considerations. Register here: Register here: https://tinyurl.com/ GrazingSystemDesign Rotational Grazing Management : Thursday, March 18th, 6:30pm – 7:30pm Join Amy Barkley for tips on how to build a grazing calendar from the bottom up. Learn about stocking densities, rest times, measuring forage availability, and how to keep paddocks healthy and productive. Register here: https://tinyurl.com/RotationalGrazingManagement These virtual classes will provide opportunities to learn and to ask Spring......................... page 2
Photo Submitted Cornell Cooperative Extension’s SWNY Livestock and Field Crops Specialists, Amy Barkley and Josh Putman, will present virtual classes on pasture management on Thursday evenings starting February 25th, 2021.
Gowanda Sports Report By Bill Peglowski It was quite an interesting week in Gowanda high school sports. There were three competitions involving Gowanda students: a virtual swim meet plus season opening home and away bowling matches. The Eden-Gowanda boys swimming team opened the week on Feb. 1 with a virtual swim meet against Depew. While no final score or official win/lose report on the meet has been made, the results and scoring for the individual events have been posted. Adding up those points shows a total of 94 for Eden-Gowanda and 66 for Depew. Eden-Gowanda swimmers took all but four events. Earning 1st place finishes for Depew were Nick Karnyski (100Y Freestyle) and Benjamin Wypij (100Y Breaststroke) along with
the Depew 200Y Freestyle and 400Y Freestyle Relay teams.The Eden-Gowanda boys swept the 500Y Freestyle with Cody Gemza, Hayden Kaus and Logan Gemza finishing 1st, 2nd and 3rd, respectively. Cody Gemza also won the 200Y Freestyle event [2:19.53]. Christian Merrill took 1st place in two events: the 200Y Individual Medley [2:38.81] and the 100Y Backstroke [1:15.24]. Additional 1st place finishes for Eden-Gowanda were: Austin Timblin (50Y Freestyle) [25.11] and Paul Winiecki (100Y Butterfly) [1:14.90]. The Gowanda boys and girls Bowling teams both opened their season at home hosting Ellicottville on Feb. 3 and both teams came away with 4-0 wins. Leading the way for the Gowanda boys was Cameron Wight with a 224 high game and 588 series. Johnny Smuda was right
behind with a 586 series and a 178 high game. For the Gowanda girls, Paige Szalay had a 154 high game and 428 series to head up the Lady Panthers’ effort. Sierra Twoguns contributed a 414 series and a personal best high game of 191.The Gowanda teams headed to also unbeaten Hinsdale on Feb. 5 with both the boys and the girls teams suffering a 4-0 loss. For the boys, Daniel Marrocco had a personal best high game of 237 on the way to a 572 series for the Panthers. Drew Shull had a 487 series and a 160 high game. Just one pin behind, David Goodemote rolled a 187 high game into a 486 series. The Gowanda girls faced Hinsdale without Paige Szalay, their top bowler from the opener. Teammates Demitra Spire and Cameron Nagel both Gowanda.................... page 2
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