July 17, 2023

Troy Bishopp Part 1: From Guinea Pig to Linger Grazing

53 minutes

"My buddy Rock Langone, he runs my ice cream store up the road here. Him and I were the young farmers of the county, we were the chosen ones. We had high herd averages, you know, just got out of college. We were making milk, we were doing what we're taught, you know. I went to college, I made a lot of milk. I had good cows. I had good husbandry skills, but it wasn't enough, because the price…the price wasn't enough. So then you start saying, “Well, how am I going to survive as a dairy farmer?” So we adopted grazing, as a way to lower feed cost."

Troy Bishopp is the original “The Grass Whisperer”, is a “Linger Grazier” and Pop Pop to his granddaughters. He manages a hundred acres of diverse possibilities at Bishopp Family Farm in Deansboro, NY where lush pastures, healthy animals, abundant biology, quiet streams and beautiful landscapes weave a tapestry of integrity that nourish a community.

Bishopp also takes his work ethic to the Madison County Soil and Water Conservation District and directs practical grazing concepts to area farmers. He also tells award-winning, colorful stories and captures poignant moments for Lee Newspapers, OnPasture.com, and other regional media outlets. His work can be found at www.thegrasswhisperer.com

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