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Better Pastures. Better Returns.
2026 GRAZING SCHOOL
You asked. We listened. We've redesigned the 2026 Grazing School around your life — online live sessions for the basics, and In-Person, On Farm Grazing School Days in your half of the state to save you travel and time.
- 📍 Northern MN Field Day — Duluth Farming Company · Monday, July 27
- 📍 Southern MN Field Day — Grover Land & Cattle · Thursday, July 30
- 💻 4 FREE Live Zoom Sessions — June 25, July 2, 9 & 16 @ Noon
Who you'll learn from
Meet Your Grazing School Experts
This team brings combined decades of on-the-ground experience in grazing management, livestock production, and conservation — from the research station to the real pasture.
Full speaker bios coming soon
What you walk away with
Stop guessing. Start grazing with a plan.
A Grazing System That Works
You'll leave with a clear, personalized approach to managing your pastures through every season — so your grass recovers faster, your livestock perform better, and your land builds equity over time.
Knowledge You Can Use The Next Day
No theory-only workshops here. Every session connects directly to your fields. Walk off the field day with tools in hand — grazing stick, forage testing know-how, and techniques you can replicate yourself.
Confidence Around Soil & Forage
Understand what your soil is telling you. Know what your forage is actually worth. Stop second-guessing your carrying capacity and start making decisions backed by real data from your pastures.
A Community of Producers Like You
Ranching can be isolating. The Grazing School connects you — virtually and in person — with producers across Minnesota who are asking the same hard questions. That network is worth as much as the curriculum.
Online · Zoom · Free & Open to All
4 Free Live Zoom Sessions
These live Zoom sessions are free and open to all. Each one builds on the last — from foundational grazing principles all the way to extending your season and cutting your winter feeding costs. Log in from anywhere — your kitchen, your truck, your office.
Free · Open to All · No MNGLCA membership required
Free · Open to All · No Membership Required
$10 MNGLCA Members · $25 Non-Members (includes lunch + 1-yr MNGLCA membership)
In-person experience
Two Field Days. One Closer to You Than Ever.
Getting away from the farm is hard. We heard you. That's why we added a second location — Northern and Southern Minnesota — so more of you can attend without a full day of travel.
Duluth Farming Company Grazing School Day
Monday, July 27, 2026
📍 3567 Emerson Rd, Duluth, MN 55803
The Juten family has farmed this Northeast Minnesota land since 1904 — 1,400+ acres of working pasture, a 165-head cow-calf operation, and five generations of hard-won grazing knowledge. Jay Juten and the family don't just talk rotational grazing — they've lived it through pasture clearing experiments, bale grazing trials, and building out water systems across rolling northern terrain. This is a real farm making real decisions. Come see what's possible.
Field Day Stations
- Pasture Tour
- Infrastructure & Equipment
- Livestock Handling
- Clipping Demo & Grazing Stick
- Plant ID & Forage Testing
- Cover Crop Grazing
Grover Land & Cattle Grazing School Day
Thursday, July 30, 2026
📍 Co Hwy 30, Harmony, MN 55939
🗺 Click here for exact field location → (No physical address — use map link or QR code for navigation)
Tucked into the rolling hills of the Iowa/Minnesota border, Grover Land & Cattle is a living classroom for what intentional grazing looks like in practice. Travis and his family have invested heavily in their operation — developing an impressive network of water systems that bring reliable, clean water to their pastures, and converting marginal ground into productive, high-quality forage land. Rich soils, diverse livestock, and a genuine commitment to the land make this one of the compelling operations in southern Minnesota. Come see 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
Getting away from the farm is tough. So we switched to a Northern and Southern location — making the 2026 Grazing School easier to attend than ever before. Your feedback shaped this program. Come see what's possible on your operation.— 2026 MNGLCA Grazing School Committee
Registration open now
This is your season to figure it out.
The producers who attend aren't the ones with the most time. They're the ones who know that the knowledge they gain this summer will pay back every single year after it.
1 On-Farm Grazing School Day in your region
Lunch, networking & all materials included
Non-members: + 1-year MNGLCA membership
💻 Zoom sessions are FREE — register here to attend online.
Questions? Contact Leah Matzke at 507-232-9902 or email leah.matzke@mnglca.org
