summary: a network of partnering organizaons, led …...• 300 dairy farmers increase their...

Aaron de Long 1 , Franklin Egan 1 , Joe Tomandl 2 , Laura Paine 2 , Jayne Sebright 3 , Peter Kleinman 4 , Susan Parry 5 1 Pennsylvania AssociaDon for Sustainable Agriculture; 2 Dairy Grazing ApprenDceship; 3 Center for Dairy Excellence; 4 USDA Agricultural Research Service; 5 Pennsylvania Grazing Lands CoaliDon---------------NIFA Award number: 2017-70017-26849 Summary: A network of partnering organizaDons, led by the Pennsylvania AssociaDon for Sustainable Agriculture (PASA), collaborate to establish a formalized apprenDceship program in grass-based dairy in Pennsylvania and the surrounding mid-AtlanDc region. DGA pairs Appren1ces with experienced dairy farmers, cer1fied as Master Graziers by a commi?ee of their peers. The program centers on two-years of full-1me, paid, on-the- job training, where Appren1ces and Masters steadily work through a specific checklist of skills. This work is coupled with related technical instruc1on, including core college- level courses, and elec1ves such as pasture walks, webinars, and conference workshops. Outcomes: • 18 Master Graziers recruited • 15 Appren1ces enrolled • 7 Journey Dairy Graziers graduated • Forma1on of an Appren1ce Commi?ee to assume oversight of DGA in the mid- Atlan1c region Objec1ve: Train a new genera1on of dairy farmers using the DGA curriculum CDE is a nonprofit dedicated to suppor1ng the Pennsylvania dairy industry through research, educa1on, and mentoring. Through partnering with CDE, PASA will significantly increase our outreach within the PA dairy community. CDE will also provide matching funds to support planning sessions for both Masters and Appren1ces with CDE business and produc1on consultants. Outcomes: • 6 consul1ng sessions between Master-Appren1ce pairs and CDE teams • 4 new business plans produced by 2nd year Appren1ces and CDE teams • 1 farm financials case-study booklet summarizing insights from CDE consul1ng sessions • 3 beginning farmers par1cipate in a 10-week internship on a grazing dairy farm Objec1ve: Improve financial models for Master Graziers and Journey Dairy Graziers Objec1ve: Promote grazing prac1ces and networks through educa1onal events Outcomes: • An annual calendar of 8 grazing dairy pasture walks, field days, and workshops • 300 dairy farmers increase their understanding of grazing prac1ces, farm management, and formal appren1ceship PASA will partner with PAGLC to develop a calendar of educa1onal events that provides Masters and Appren1ces, as well as others in the dairy community, opportuni1es to deepen their understanding of grazing prac1ces and strengthen their personal and professional networks. Objec1ve: Empower the next genera1on of dairy graziers with a holis1c and quan1ta1ve understanding of their farm’s economic and environmental impact. Outcomes: • Using the Integrated Farming Systems Model from the USDA, 4 appren1ces will complete a a capstone project assessing their host farm’s economic and environmental footprint. Results will be summarized in a factsheet. Contact: Aaron de Long PASA DGA Educa1on Coordinator E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (484) 680-3778 The Pennsylvania Associa1on for Sustainable Agriculture is one of the largest and most ac1ve sustainable agriculture organiza1ons in the U.S. PASA’s mission is to promote profitable farms that produce healthy food for all people, while respec1ng the natural environment. PASA has been the administra1ve partner for the Dairy Grazing Appren1ceship in Pennsylvania and the surrounding mid-Atlan1c region since 2016. Ayrshire

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Page 1: Summary: A network of partnering organizaons, led …...• 300 dairy farmers increase their understanding of grazing prac1ces, farm management, and formal apprenceship PASA will partner

Summary:AnetworkofpartneringorganizaDons,ledbythePennsylvaniaAssociaDonforSustainableAgriculture(PASA),collaboratetoestablishaformalizedapprenDceship

programingrass-baseddairyinPennsylvaniaandthesurroundingmid-AtlanDcregion.

DGA pa i r s App ren1ces w i thexperienced dairy farmers, cer1fiedasMasterGraziersbyacommi?eeoftheir peers. The program centers ontwo-years of full-1me, paid, on-the-job training, where Appren1ces andMasters steadily work through aspecificchecklistofskills.Thisworkiscoupled with related technicalinstruc1on, including core college-level courses, and elec1ves such aspasture walks, webinars, andconferenceworkshops.

Outcomes:•  18MasterGraziersrecruited•  15Appren1cesenrolled•  7JourneyDairyGraziersgraduated•  Forma1on of an Appren1ce Commi?ee

to assume oversight of DGA in themid-Atlan1cregion

Objec1ve:Train a new genera1on of dairyfarmersusingtheDGAcurriculum

CDEisanonprofitdedicatedtosuppor1ngthePennsylvaniadairyindustrythroughresearch,educa1on,andmentoring.ThroughpartneringwithCDE,PASAwillsignificantlyincreaseouroutreachwithinthePAdairycommunity.CDEwillalsoprovidematchingfundstosupportplanningsessionsforbothMastersandAppren1ceswithCDEbusinessandproduc1onconsultants.

Outcomes:•  6consul1ngsessions

betweenMaster-Appren1cepairsandCDEteams

•  4newbusinessplansproducedby2ndyearAppren1cesandCDEteams

•  1farmfinancialscase-studybookletsummarizinginsightsfromCDEconsul1ngsessions

•  3beginningfarmerspar1cipateina10-weekinternshiponagrazingdairyfarm

Objec1ve:ImprovefinancialmodelsforMasterGraziersandJourneyDairyGraziers

Objec1ve:Promotegrazingprac1cesandnetworksthrougheduca1onalevents

Outcomes:•  Anannualcalendarof8grazingdairypasturewalks,fielddays,andworkshops•  300dairyfarmersincreasetheirunderstandingofgrazingprac1ces,farm

management,andformalappren1ceship

PASA will partner with PAGLC to develop a calendar of educa1onal events thatprovides Masters and Appren1ces, as well as others in the dairy community,opportuni1es to deepen their understanding of grazing prac1ces and strengthentheirpersonalandprofessionalnetworks.

Objec1ve:Empowerthenextgenera1onofdairygrazierswitha holis1c and quan1ta1ve understanding of theirfarm’seconomicandenvironmentalimpact.

Outcomes:•  UsingtheIntegratedFarmingSystemsModelfromtheUSDA,4appren1ces

willcompleteaacapstoneprojectassessingtheirhostfarm’seconomicandenvironmentalfootprint.Resultswillbesummarizedinafactsheet.

Contact:AarondeLongPASADGAEduca1onCoordinatorE-mail:[email protected]:(484)680-3778

The Pennsylvania Associa1on for SustainableAgriculture is one of the largest and most ac1vesustainable agriculture organiza1ons in the U.S.PASA’smissionistopromoteprofitablefarmsthatproduce healthy food for all people, whilerespec1ng the natural environment. PASA hasbeen the administra1ve partner for the DairyGrazing Appren1ceship in Pennsylvania and thesurroundingmid-Atlan1cregionsince2016.

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