Description

The Saxon Homestead Farm is a 6th generation family farm that has been in operation since 1850 by the Klessig family. They have been proudly rotationally grazing beef and dairy cattle since the early 1990s as a way to increase both the health of their cows and pastures as well as drastically decreasing their carbon footprint. Today they manage 700 grazable acres for their 550 adult cattle, 450 heifers and yearlings, and 50 stockers. See more about the Saxon Homestead Farm at www.saxonhomestead.com. This farm tour will provide a great opportunity to see an intensive grazing operation in action as well as an in person rainfall simulator demonstration to show the benefits of green covers. Event Topics include: • Rainfall simulator demonstration • Pasture tour on grazing operation • Benefits to soil health and water quality • Grazing impacts on farm inputs • Federal, state, and local cost-share options