Handling and Care of a Highland Herd
A Comprehensive Workshop in Mitchell County
Featured Speakers:
Kae & Bill Arrington
Owners and Operators of Big Ridge Farm
Lorie Townsend
Research specialist for NCDA and herdsman for the Upper Mountain Research Station
Teresa Herman
NC Extension Agent, Iredell County Center
Kae & Bill Arrington
Owners and Operators of Big Ridge Farm
Lorie Townsend
Research specialist for NCDA and herdsman for the Upper Mountain Research Station
Teresa Herman
NC Extension Agent, Iredell County Center
About the WorkshopWednesday, June 4th
10 AM - 3 PM Join Kae and Bill Arrington who will speak to their
experience with the unique Highland Breed. During the workshop, Lorie Townsend
and Teresa Herman of NC Agricultural Extension will demonstrate key handling and
care techniques with the Arrington’s Highland Cattle Herd.
Herman and Townsend will draw on their expertise to talk participants through the handling, water, and fencing options located on the Arrington farm. Of focus, will be the benefits of proper handling facilities which allow one or two people to safely care for their herd. Kae Arrington was able to purchase her handling equipment for her herd through a Mary Boyer Sustainable Food and Agriculture Grant. Scottish Highland Cattle, recognizable by their horns and sweeping hair, can utilize the steep slopes in the High Country and browse like goats on diverse pasture. The Arrington’s started out with a small herd of Scottish Highland Cattle in 2007 to help reclaim steep overgrown slopes on their farm in Mitchell County. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about this unique breed and the benefits it can have on our High Country pastures. |
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Directions to Big Ridge Farm1472 Brummetts Creek Road
Green Mtn., NC 28740 |
From Spruce Pine: Stay on 19E towards Burnsville. Go several miles (~ 12) and turn right on 197 North. There is a United Community bank with a thermometer on the right corner. (If you come to the main part of Burnsville you've gone too far). Go 6.7 miles on 197 North. As you come around a curve there will be a left turn lane. Turn left here on Toe River Road toward Green Mountain (at the river – the sign says “to Green Mountain”). The river will be in front of you as you turn.
Go 1½ miles and slow down for a sharp left curve and a one-lane bridge. Immediately after the bridge turn right staying on Toe River Road. (Jacks Creek Road bears left here). Continue ~3 miles and make sharp right over the bridge and across the river. At the end of the bridge cross RR tracks and follow road as it makes a sharp left. Go ~ 4/10 mile to the stop sign. Turn Right on 197 S (yes it's 197 again. This is the short cut to cut out several winding miles of 197). Go 1 mile & turn left on Brummetts Creek Road. This turn is in a curve so watch for oncoming traffic. At the first fork bear left - staying on Brummetts Creek. Sign says “Dead End”. After crossing two more narrow bridges, follow Brummetts Creek Road as it bears right, turning to newly widened chat pavement and goes along a high cut bank. Our pasture and the handling equipment will be on your right, behind a board fence. Park along the road or in the drive across from the pasture. |