Carroll County Young Farmers — Brock Farm Tour

Join us for an evening at Brock Farm as Dr. Lucas Brock shares how he has transformed his grazing system with a focus on producing high-quality forage with fewer inputs. Lucas is a third-generation cattleman, cow-calf producer, and Agriculture Education/FFA Advisor. What's on your salad_

📅 Tuesday, October 6, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Brock Farm
866 Sandy Flat Road, Bowdon, GA 30108

🐂 What We'll See & Discuss

Lucas will walk us through practical strategies he is using on the farm, including strategic cross fencing, rotational grazing layout, and weed management. What's on your salad_

We'll also discuss:

• 🌱 Growing more and better forage with fewer inputs

• 🐄 Improving forage utilization through managed grazing

• ⚡ Designing cross fencing and paddocks

• 💧 Planning around water, shade, minerals, and livestock movement

• 🌾 Using plants like Johnson grass, ragweed, and pigweed as forage rather than automatically treating them as weeds

• 🚜 Bale grazing and incorporating new forages

• 💰 Reducing hay, fertilizer, and fuel costs

• ☀️ Building drought resistance and improving forage diversity What's on your salad_ What's on your salad_ What's on your salad_

Lucas started in 2014 with a single roll of polywire and step-in posts on a conventionally grazed 100-acre farm. Today, that farm has been divided into 17 grazing sections ranging from 4–7 acres. What's on your salad_

Come see these practices working on a real Carroll County cattle operation and take home ideas you can put to work on your own farm.

🌱🐂 We hope to see you October 6 at Brock Farm!

Carroll County Young Farmers