— Building Soil with Forages —

Thursday, March 6, 2014

Location: Kellogg Hotel and Conference Center, Big Ten Room A
219 South Harrison Rd, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824

GENERAL SESSION

• Gabe Brown – Holistic Regeneration of Our Lands (complete presentation on Vimeo thanks to support from NCR-SARE)
• Dann Bolinger, Dupont Pioneer – The Future of Pioneer Alfalfa and Corn Silage Breeding Programs
• Kim Cassida – MSU Forage Research Update
• Christy Sprague – Palmer Amaranth: A Management Nightmare in Alfalfa
• Gabe Brown – Using Cover Crops to Lower Production Costs (Vimeo courtesy of NCR-SARE)

LUNCH – Michigan Forage Council Annual Meeting

BREAKOUT SESSION- CONSERVED FORAGES

• Jerry Lindquist, MSUE – Michigan Hay Market with Increased Demand for Farmland
• Dr. Kim Cassida, MSU – Alternative Forage Crops for Harvested Forage Systems
• Producer Panel: Baleage/haylage/dry hay—What’s working well for my haying system, Steve Adsmond, Mike Lauwers, Phil Matthews, John Strieter

BREAKOUT SESSION- GRAZING MANAGEMENT

• Bryan Woods, Organic Valley – Organic Fly Control for Pastured Animals
• Dr. Richard Ehrhardt, MSU – Performance and Forage Utilization in Lambs Grazing Sorghum-Sudangrass and Forage Brassicas
• Producer Panel: Successful Styles of Beef Cattle Grazing, Panelists:  Doug Carmichael, Jeff Harwood, Ray Moses