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The Green County Land and Water Conservation Department, along with the Natural Resources Conservation Service, present their 2016 Pasture Walk, “Grazing the Summer Lull” at Holmstrom’s Grassy Acres, N9276 Hay Hollow Road, Blanchardville.

Jamie, his wife Deanne and daughter Samantha milk 40 cows on pasture. The cows are fed on a strictly grasses diet—no grains. The cows main forage in the summer is Sudan grass. Jamie feels he gets twice as much forage from the Sudan grass than his traditional pasture/hay grasses.

Jamie grew up on this 200-acre farm as a kid. After graduating fr...