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2026 Keynote Speaker: Steve Kenyon
For over 25 years, Steve Kenyon has been custom grazing on leased land near Edmonton, Alberta, Canada under the name of Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.
By using extended grazing techniques, he is able to pasture cattle year-round. This is done by using a combination of regenerative and dormant season grazing as well as swath grazing, crop residue and bale grazing.
Steve has been teaching sustainable grazing management along with agricultural economics for more than 20 years. He has been a keynote speaker at many conferences and seminars throughout Canada, the U.S. and Europe. He has also been a writer for the Stockman Grass Farmer for over 15 years, as well as the creator and host of the ongoing Wednesday Night Networking webinar and podcast. Steve has become well respected in the agriculture community for his business management practices and innovative ideas.
Greener Pastures Ranching is a regenerative farm with environmental goals focused on creating a living soil, healing the water cycle and rebuilding ecosystems. Our mission statement is “Economic and Environmental Sustainability for Generations.” It is important to us to provide an enjoyable, profitable and sustainable business for future generations.
Agenda
Pre-Conference Session:
Wednesday, March 11th, 2026
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Trinity Point Church of God, Clarion, PA
Roots So Deep Documentary
Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There) is a 4-part documentary series that explores the world of adaptive cattle farmers and their conventional farming neighbors. Join us for a free viewing of episodes 1 & 4. Note: The documentary will start promptly at 6:30, so please arrive ~15min. early to grab a snack/drink and choose your preferred seat.
Conference:
Thursday, March 12th, 2026
8:30am - 5:00pm
Trinity Point Church of God, Clarion, PA
7:30am - 8:30am Registration
8:30am - 9:00am Welcome, Sponsors
9:00am -10:30am Growing Soil - Keynote Speaker: Steve Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.
10:30am - 11:15am Visit Vendors/Sponsors
11:15 - 12:00pm Breakout Sessions
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A. Forages for Beef Cattle - Dr. Guojie Wang, Penn State University
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B. Building Soils and Barns: Developing and Furthering a 100% Grass Fed Dairy - Nathan Weaver, NY Dairy Farmer
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C. A New Herd, A New Vision: How We Transformed a Dairy Mindset into a Grazing-Based Beef Profitability - Amanda & Mike Butterfield, Maple Valley Cattle Co.
12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm - 2:30pm What Bugs Me - Keynote Speaker, Steve Kenyon, Greener Pastures Ranching Ltd.
2:30 - 3:00pm Visit Vendors / Sponsors
3:00pm - 4:00pm Breakout Sessions
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A. Managing Katahdin Sheep to Reduce Risk of Parasites - Tom Perkins, Big Tom's Con-O-Creek Farm
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B. Complementary Incomes: Ideas for Income Streams Aside from Milk Sales - Nathan Weaver, NY Dairy Farmer
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C. Farm Planning Succession - Samantha Gehrett & Paula Ledney, Penn State Extension and Chris Leiden, Leiden Land & Cattle Co.,Inc.
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D. Drone Capabilities - Garrett Schick, GS Custom Ag Services LLC.
4:00pm - 4:45pm Speaker Panel
4:45pm - 5:00pm Closing Door Prizes, Evaluations
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Celebrating 28 years!
The Western PA Grazing Conference Committee, comprised of conservation organizations and local farmers, organizes this conference every year to promote sustainable grazing practices to the farming community. The conference provides a wealth of educational information to both new and experienced farmers.
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Local area FFA and 4H groups logo contest:
To celebrate the 25th Annual Conference in 2023, the Western PA Grazing Conference Committee invited local FFA and 4H groups to participate in a contest to design a logo for the conference. The logo was displayed on our website and promotional materials. The winner of the contest received a donation from the Committee towards their organization and was recognized at the 2023 Conference.
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