Graze! Summer Field Day at Golden Banty Farm
Sat, Aug 29
|Golden Banty Farm
Join third-generation cattlewoman Jennifer Olson for a tour of her pastured beef operation, and a discussion of grazing as holistic management. The NRCS Grazing Trailer will be there to showcase different grazing tools.
Time & Location
Aug 29, 2026, 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM
Golden Banty Farm, 15752 Co Rd 33, Villard, MN 56385, USA
About the event
Join MNWiC for a terrific grazing discussion with Jennifer Olson at Golden Banty Farm in Villard, MN. Jennifer is the third generation of her family to operate Golden Banty Farm along with her husband James and their three year old daughter Lainey. She runs a mixed herd of commercial and registered British White cow-calf pairs on a rotational grazing system. She has utilized NRCS and Minnesota Department of Agriculture funds to implement several projects including native seeding, fence and waterline development, and cattle facilities.
Jennifer has a lot of experience and knowledge to share and you can expect to hear about animal selection, farm transition planning, low-stress livestock handling, cooperating with federal and local agencies, finding funding, and most of all practicing grazing as a holistic managment.
Jeff Duchene, the Minnesota state grazing specialist for USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service, will be in attendance - bringing along the NRCS Grazing Trailer…
