North Central Ohio Dairy Grazing Conference will be Jan. 26 and 27, 2012, at the Buckeye Event Center in Dalton. Jason Karszes will be sharing Working the Numbers and moderating a panel on Farm Financials with the Money Folks, featuring local bankers.

Howard Straub, from Michigan, will be talking about Keeping the Children Dairy Farmers, as well as Grass and Robots: Do They Mix? Chores on the Farm will have children of grazing dairy farmers on a panel, moderated by Jerry D. Miller. Leon Mast, from Indiana, and Robert Miller, from Holmes County, will contrast their farms by looking at their differences and commonalities.

Maintaining Dairy Equipment: Key Ingredients panel will look at common equipment issues. Tony Rickard, from Missouri, will discuss Strategy for Feeding Supplements on Grass and Evolving New Zealand/Missouri Grazing Model. Mike Gessel, from Wooster, will talk about The Gessel Family Farm 13 Years Transition.

This two-day program is full of information and opportunity to network with dairy grazers across Ohio and the Midwest. There is a cost for the conference for the two days. Registrations are due by Jan. 18, 2012. For a brochure, pricing or more information, contact Leah Miller at Small Farm Institute, P.O. Box 214, Millersburg or at leah@smallfarminstitute.org.