September 4, 2025
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Mayday Farm
177 North Rd., Leeds, Maine 04263
Stonyfield Organic, along with UMaine Extension Dairy Specialist Glenda Pereira, invites you to attend a “Farm Progress Tour and Discussion: Cow Monitoring, Renewable Energy, and Forage Planning” hosted by Mayday Farm.
Cost: Free – Lunch will be provided, courtesy of Stonyfield Organic
Please register by September 1, 2025, so we can have a headcount ahead of time.
No limit on participants.
Mayday Farm owners, Katie Gualtieri and Haden Gooch, will share their on-farm experiences with wearable technology and how they use it to improve their management. Haden and Katie will also share their experiences with applying for a REAP grant to support their on-farm solar project, and their experiences with their Yieldmax forage mix and harvesting forage sorghum like corn silage.
Topics Covered:
- Cow activity monitors in a pasture-based system
- REAP grants for solar panels
- Yieldmax annual mix – Sorghum Sudan, Italian Ryegrass, Clover, Vetch, and forage sorghum harvested and managed like corn silage
Host
- Dr. Glenda Pereira, Assistant Extension Professor, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Dairy Specialist for the University of Maine
For More Information, please contact Melissa Babcock at 207.581.2788, or by email at melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in this program, please contact Melissa Babcock at melissa.libby1@maine.edu or 207.581.2788 to discuss your needs. Receiving requests for accommodations at least 10 days before the program provides a reasonable amount of time to meet the request; however, all requests will be considered.
