Nature’s Nook Farm Pasture Walk

Autumn is an excellent time for graziers to assess their requirements for late winter feeding. It allows time for adjustments to livestock numbers and to identify alternate nutrition sources while there is an abundance available, which ultimately benefits both livestock and grazier. Preparing for late winter feeding in both single and multi-species grazing operations will be the primary topic at an upcoming pasture walk hosted by Capital RC&D at Natures Nook Farm in Newville, PA (Cumberland County) on Friday, October 18, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM. 

Don and Lois Leatherman, and their daughter Lori Witmer, own and operate Natures Nook Farm in Newville, PA. They raise approximately 19 goats, 100 sheep, and 30 beef cows and calves on 84 acres of pasture. 

The pasture walk will showcase how they utilize their available acreage to provide quality nutrition for their livestock into late winter through their lambing and calving season. Lori Witmer will be joined by Dave Hartman, PA GLC Program Director, and Titus Martin, Capital RC&D Grazing Advisor, who will lead discussion about land carrying capacity and assessing late winter feeding needs. 

There is no charge for the pasture walk but registration is requested by October 17, 2024 and can be made online at www.capitalrcd.org, via email to events@capitalrcd.org, or by calling 717-241-4361.