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Join eOrganic for a free Webinar on August 20, 2010 at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time. Registration is required at http://www.extension.org/article/28554.
On February 12, 2010, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) published a final rule that establishes pasture standards for organic livestock. The Access to Pasture rule specifies that organic milk and meat products come from organically-raised animals that are actively grazing on pasture. The rule requires that these animals' diets consist of at least 30% dry matter intake from pasture grazed during grazing season, and that the grazing season is at least 120 days. But how do you, as an organic dairy farmer, determine how much dry matter is coming from your pastures? This webinar, given by Sarah Flack, will help you predict the dry matter demand (DMD) of your animals, and walk you through the steps of determining dry matter intake (DMI) from different types of feed, especially from pasture; as well as help you calculate the percent DMI from pasture.