2012 Spring Forage Conference

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Program and Registration Form (downloadable PDF)


28th Annual Southwest Missouri Spring Forage Conference
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
 
University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO

8:00-8:45 am -- REGISTRATION & VISIT TRADE SHOW
 
8:45 - 9:30 -- CONCURRENT SESSIONS A
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(A1) Stocker Cattle Performance & Pasture Costs
      (REPEATED at 2:45 pm)
Don Ball, Professor Emeritus
Auburn University, Alabama
(A2) Trichomoniasis in Cattle
      (REPEATED at 2:45 pm)
Craig Payne DVM, Director of Veterinary Extension,
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
(A3) Managing the Spring Flush of Forage Growth in a Grazing System
      Mark Kennedy, State Grassland Specialist
NRCS, Houston, MO
(A4) Profiting from Woodlands- Diversification on the Farm
      Robert DeMoss, Forester
NRCS, Ava, MO
 
9:30 - 10:15 am -- BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW
 
10:15 - 11:00 -- CONCURRENT SESSIONS B
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(B1) Can I Afford to Fertilize?
      (REPEATED at 2:45 pm)
Dr. Will McClain, Agronomy Specialist
MU Extension, Steelville, MO
(B2) Role of Forages in the Changing Beef Industry
      (REPEATED at 2:45 pm)
Dr. Scott Brown, Livestock Marketing Specialist
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
(B3) Weed Management – Considerations for Pasture and Hayfields in Missouri
      Dr. Kevin Bradley, Associate Professor Weed Science State Specialist, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
(B4) Managing with Grazing Records
      Darrel Fransen, Producer, Lawrence County, MO
Bob Salmon, Producer, St. Clair County, MO
 
11:00 - 11:30 am -- BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW
 
11:45 -- LUNCHEON
     Emcee – Joann Pipkin, Owner, Show Me Agri-Comm
& Editor, Cattlemen's News - Joplin Regional Stockyards
Keynote Address
“Understanding Animal Behavior”
Dr. Temple Grandin
Colorado State University, Colorado
 
1:15 - 1:45 pm -- BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW
 
1:45 - 2:30 -- CONCURRENT SESSIONS C
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(C1) Question & Answer time with Keynote Speaker
      Dr. Temple Grandin, Professor of Animal Science
(C2) Minimizing Hay Feeding & Storage Losses
      Justin Sexten, Beef Cattle Feeding Specialist
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
(C3) Carrying Capacity - A Balancing Act
      Myron Hartzell, Grassland Specialist
NRCS, Buffalo, MO
(C4) Meeting Nutritional Needs of Livestock Using Forages
      Dr. Rob Kallenbach, State Agronomy Specialist
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
 
2:30 - 2:45 pm -- BREAK
 
2:45 - 3:30 -- CONCURRENT SESSIONS D
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(D1) Stocker Cattle Performance & Pasture Costs
      Don Ball, Professor Emeritus
Auburn University, Alabama
(D2) Can I Afford to Fertilize?
      Dr. Will McClain, Agronomy Specialist
MU Extension, Steelville, MO
(D3) Trichomoniasis in Cattle
      Craig Payne DVM, Director of Veterinary Extension,
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
(D4) Role of Forages in the Changing Beef Industry
      Dr. Scott Brown, Livestock Marketing Specialist
University of Missouri, Columbia, MO
 
3:30 pm ADJOURN


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REGISTRATION FORM FOR 2012 SPRING FORAGE CONFERENCE
NAME(S) _________________________     CONFERENCE FEE:               Number  Total

ADDRESS _________________________     NON-REFUNDABLE

        _________________________     By February 22, 2012 @ $25    ______  ______

County of Residence _____________     After February 22, 2012 @ $35 ______  ______

NO CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED

Please return completed form with check payable to:

Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District

688 S State Highway B, Suite 200

Springfield, MO 65802

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Map to the Conference

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