Join us at a Bale Grazing Workshop on January 10th, 2026

Come on Down and Kick the Bales in 2026

For farmers and the folks who help them, the practice of bale-grazing is here to stay. Whether in a checkerboard pattern, rolled out or fed in rings, there’s lots to learn from practitioners, and value in seeing field-level management considerations & tips.

Join fellow farmers at Jacob and Alexa Newton’s Hillside Farms for a “kicking”, Bale-grazing workshop on Saturday, January 10th, 2026 from 10am to noon in Truxton, NY. The morning program will be a hardy, on-farm, dress accordingly, winter weather event. Space is limited for this workshop so first come-first serve. There is no cost for the event, but pre-
registration is required! Click here for event pre-registration.

Hillside Farms is a direct-to-consumer farming operation who specialize in grass fed beef, pastured poultry and forested pork. Their grass-based operation supplies pastured protein for roughly 320 families, two farmers markets and three restaurants. They utilize bale grazing primarily for the beef cow and yearling herds. They supplement feed with bale
grazing during drought periods, optimal frozen winter conditions, and in areas of reclaimed pasture on our farm in need of nutrient application. The winter pasture walk will be on established pasture and reclaimed pasture areas.

To learn more about the Newton family operation, click here.

Questions can be directed to Betsy Hicks at bjh246@cornell.edu or Troy Bishopp at (315)b749-4528. In the case of cancellation due to "extreme winter weather" (think: road closings and emergency weather declarations) a cancellation email will be sent to those who have registered by 7 pm Friday, January 9th.

This workshop is a collaboration between the Northeast Region National Grazing Lands Coalition, Hillside Farms and the South-Central NY Cornell Cooperative Extension Team which is part of a National USDA-NRCS CIG Grant by the University of
Kentucky Research Foundation entitled: Bale Grazing: A Practical, Low-Cost, and Environmentally-Sound Management Strategy to Winter Beef Cattle.

Wanna learn more about bale grazing? Watch a recent video about “What we have Learned About Bale Grazing” by Farmer and University of Kentucky Agricultural Economics Professor, Greg Halich.