Better Pastures. Better Returns.

2026 GRAZING SCHOOL

Join us this summer for hands-on grazing education — free live Zoom sessions plus in-person field days in Northern and Southern Minnesota. Real farms. Real decisions. Real results.

📍 Northern MN Field Day — Duluth Farming Company · July 27
📍 Southern MN Field Day — Grover Land & Cattle · July 30
💻 4 Free Zoom Sessions — June 25, July 2, 9 & 16 @ Noon

Field Day: $10 Members · $25 Non-Members (includes lunch + 1-yr membership)

In-Person · Two Locations

Pick the Field Day Closest to You

Getting away from the farm is hard. That's why we have a Northern and Southern location — so more of you can attend without a full day of travel.

Northern MN

Duluth Farming Company

Monday, July 27, 2026

📍 3567 Emerson Rd, Duluth, MN 55803

Five generations of grazing knowledge on 1,400+ acres of working pasture. A 165-head cow-calf operation that has lived through bale grazing trials, pasture clearing experiments, and building water systems across rolling northern terrain.

Field Day Stations

Pasture Tour
Infrastructure & Equipment
Livestock Handling
Clipping Demo & Grazing Stick
Plant ID & Forage Testing
Cover Crop Grazing

Register by July 19 to guarantee lunch Late registrations welcome, but meals cannot be guaranteed.

🏨 Lodging nearby: Holiday Inn Express & Suites Duluth North

Southern MN

Grover Land & Cattle

Thursday, July 30, 2026

📍 Co Hwy 30, Harmony, MN 55939

🗺 Click here for exact field location →

A working operation in the rolling hills of the Iowa/Minnesota border — impressive water infrastructure, diverse livestock, and marginal ground converted into high-quality forage land. Real decisions being made on real ground.

Field Day Stations

Pasture Tour
Infrastructure & Equipment
Livestock Handling
Clipping Demo & Grazing Stick
Plant ID & Forage Testing
Cover Crop Grazing

Register by July 22 to guarantee lunch Late registrations welcome, but meals cannot be guaranteed.

🏨 Lodging nearby: Country Trails Inn, Preston MN

Full Day · 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM Coffee & doughnuts at registration · BBQ lunch included · Q&A before you head home

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Online · Free · Open to All

4 Free Live Zoom Sessions

Every Thursday at noon — June 25 through July 16. Log in from anywhere, no membership required.

💻 Register Free

Introduction to Grazing Management June 25 @ Noon Troy Salzer & Tarah Young ▶ Watch Replay

Soil Fertility July 2 @ Noon Tarah Young & Mercedes Mills

Livestock Nutrition, Forage Quality & Types of Grazing July 9 @ Noon Sabrina Florentino

Methods to Increase Grazing Opportunities July 16 @ Noon Jeff Duchene & Troy Salzer

Who You'll Learn From

Meet Your Instructors

Combined decades of on-the-ground experience in grazing management, livestock production, and conservation — from the research station to the real pasture.