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Beef and Sheep Grazing

AFGC Annual Conference

June 21—23, 2010

University Plaza Hotel

Springfield, Missouri

 


 

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The University Plaza Hotel

 

Springfield Missouri Convention & Visitors Bureau

 

 

Housing

The University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Missouri has been selected for this year's conference. The AFGC rate is $99 King or Two Double; $119 King Suite. A limited number of rooms will be available to government agencies at the government per diem rate on a first come, first served basis. Must show valid government ID at check-in. For reservations, call 417-864-7333 and identify that you are with the American Forage and Grassland Council. The deadline is May 28, 2010, by 5 p.m.

 

Registration

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Education Program

Please see the information below for Programs, Oral Presentations and Poster Sessions.

 

Special Sessions and Programs

  • The Forage Bowl, Monday, June 21, 4-6 p.m.
  • Forage Spokesperson Competition, June 22, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  • Industry/Affiliate Council Breakfast, June 23, 7-8:30 a.m.
  • Emerging Scientist Competition, June 23, 9-11 a.m.
  • Dinner & Awards Banquest, June 23, 6-8 p.m.

 

Monday, June 21


 

Opening session/keynote address--Moderator David Davis, MFGC President

  • Miles Kuhn (AFGC President)--5 min
  • Marc Linit, Associate Dean MU College of Agriculture--5 min
  • Anson Elliot, Agriculture Department Head, Missouri State University --5 min
  • J. R. Flores, State Conservationist, NRCS -- 5 min
  • Matt Boatright, Former Deputy Director of Ag, Missouri Dept of Ag, --45 min

 

1-5 p.m.

Poster Sessions

 

Beef

1. Evaluation of Annual Medics for Forage and Seed Production--Twain Butler

2. Evaluation of Components for a Hardwood Silvopasture Systems for Cow-Calf Operations in the Southeast United States-- David Brauer

3.Comparison of Genetic Diversity and Symbiotic Efficiency of Commercial Rhizobial Inoculums and Indigenous Rhizobia fromNodules of Annual Medics Grown in Different pH Soil--Ruchi Singh

4.Timing and Rate of N--William Clapham

5. Chapparal Herbicide Application for Suppression of Seedhead Emergence in Tall Fescue Pastures and Possible Alleviation of Fescue Toxicosis--Glen E. Aiken

 

Dairy

1. Estimating Sward Forage Mass and Crude Protein with a Moving Plate and Greenseeker--J.L. Moyer

 

Sheep & Goat

1. Nutritive Value Response of Forage Chicory to Phosphorus Fertility--Cassida K.A.

 

Forages for Energy

1. The effects of planting date and Seeding Rate on Switchgrass establishment and Yield--Chengjun Huo

 

Forages for Feed

1. Yield Performance of Cool-Season Grasses under Irrigated and Dryland Conditions in the Great Plains of Wyoming--Dennis Hancock

 

Tuesday, June 22


 

Poster Sessions

 

Beef

1. Qualitative assessment of nitrate presences by county extension agents utilizing a diphenylamine/sulfuric acid solution--Kenny Simon

2. Forages and Grazing for Beef Cattle--Eddie Jolley

3. Using Non-Traditional Rates of Poultry Litter for Forage Production--Wink Alison

4. Comparison of Novel Endophyte Tall Fescues for Stocker Cattle in Southern Arkansas--Paul Beck

5. Response of Summer Dormant and Active Cool Season Perennial Grasses to Stockpiling--James K. Rogers

 

Dairy

1. Integration of Winter Pea as Alternative Legume in Winter Annual Grass-Legume Forage Production--Kun-Jun Han

 

Sheep & Goat

1. Performance, Forage Mass, and Fecal Egg count When Goats were Finished on Chicory, Red Clover, or Birdsfoot Trefoil Pastures--K.E. Turner

 

Forages for energy

1. Digestibility of heat-damaged crabgrass hay- Ken Coffey

 

Other

1. USDA-NRCS Remote Sensoring Labs-Leaders in NRI Data Collection & Interpretation--Tony A. Garcia Jr

 

8-9:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions (4 Concurrent)

 

Ryzup Smart Grass: A New Tool for Managing Grass Growth in Early Spring and Late Fall

1. The Ryzup Smartgrass Experience in New Zealand and Australia--Dr. Andrew Rath

2. Ryzup Smartgrass and Nitrogen Fertility, Yield, Forage Quality, and Economics--Dr. Andrew Rath

3. Research--Dr. Marvin H. Hall

4. Research--Dr. Richard Leep

5. Ryzup Smartgrass: Grower Experience in USA, the Valent USA Demonstration Program--Dr. Roger Kaiser

 

Harvested Forages and Energy

1. Kura Clover Establishment in Corn Production--Mashitah Jusoh

2. Raising Oats Twice a Year for Grazing and Baling--Gary W. Wilson

3. Effect of Conditioning Method on the Drying Rate of Pearl Millet and Sorghum X Sudangrass--Dennis Hancock

4. Production of Forage Soybeans in Southwest Louisiana--Blake Buller

5. Does Seeding Rate Affect Southern Soybean Silage Production--David Kee

6. Use of novel endophyte fescue for cows--James Caldwell

 

Sheep & Goat

1. Cultivar Preference of Lambs Grazing Forage Chicory in Ohio--Jefferson McCutcheon

2. Anthelmintic Potential of Forage Chicory: Sesquiterpene Lactones--Joyce G. Foster

3. Effects of Ergot-Endophyte-infected Fesue seed on Physiological Parameters in Mature Female Meat Goats--Ms. Angela R. Boyer

4. Effect of Macronutrient Deficiency on the Antioxidant and Condensed Tannin Accumulation of Lespedeza Cuneata and Lotus Corniculatus--Jorge Ferreira

5. Fencing to Control Sheep & Goats, Reduce Prediation and Improve Grazing Management--Dean R. Oswald

6. Making Pasture and Forages Work for Sheep--Dean R. Oswald

 

Beef

1. Quick-N-Big-- A new Variety Forage Crabgrass--R.L. Dalrymple

2. Does the Novel Endophyte Content or Seed Size Affect Fescue Response to Annual Ryegrass Pressure--David Kee

3. Nitrogren output by Legume--Gerald W. Evers

4. Comparison of Seeding Rates and Coating on Seedling Count, Root Length, Root Weight and Shoot Weight of Crimson Cover--Vanessa A Corriher

5. Pasture and Grazing Management Speadsheet Tools--Glenn Shewmaker

6. Pasture and Grazing Management in the Northwest: a New Guidebook--Glenn Shewmaker

 

Wednesday, June 23


 

Poster Sessions

 

Beef

1. Beef Cow Production Efficiency Relative to Cow Weight and Calving Date--Edward B. Rayburn

2. Beef Cow Weight Relative to Body Condition and Hip Height--Edward B. Rayburn

3. Comparisons of Alfalfa-Tall Fescue Row Orientation on Establishment and Mixed Stand Composition/Persistence Under Livestock Grazing--Jimmy D. Stein

4. Annual Ryegrass response to Increased Seeding Rate and Nitrogen Fertilization--Paul B. Francis

5. Evaluation of Multiple Herbicides Applied to Various Summer Legumes--Josh Pittman

6. Fescue Toxicosis and Management--Eldon Cole

 

Sheep & Goat

1. Evaluation of Switchgrass Cultivars in Sheep Feeding Trials--Matt Sanderson

 

Forages for Feed

1. Comparison of Traditional and Non-Traditional Fertilizers fro Bermudagrass Forage Yield--John Jennings

2. Alfalfa-Grass Mixture Yield and Quality: Grass Species, N. Fertilization, and Seeding Ratio Effects--Dr. Paul R. Peterson

 

7-8:30 a.m.

Breakout Sessions (4 Concurrent)

 

Equine Operations

1.-6. Pasture Management and Forage for Equine--Jana Malot

 

Beef

1. Summer Forage Evaluation in Southern Oklahoma and North and South Texas--Sindy M. Interrante

2. Performance of Selected Forage Legumes in the Lower Midwest--Brad Briggs

3. Yes you Can: Forages and Grazing for 100% Grass Fed and Finished Beef Cattle--Steve Wallace

4. Teff: Exploring its Potential use as a Forage Crop--Katherine Hurder

5. Evaluation of Annual Rygrass in Two Fall Grazing Systems on Forage Quality and Stocker Calf Performance in Northern Minnesota--Jolene Kelzer

6. Evaluation of Alternative Forage Species to Reduce Risk for Cow-Calf Prodution Systems--Christina Newman

 

Dairy

1. Nitrogen Fertilizer Replacement Value of Alfalfa Grown in Northern Illinois--Jim Morrison

2. Binary Mixtures of Alfalfa and Prairie Grass Under Conventional and Organic Management--Eileen Balz

3. Grazing Frequency and Intensity Effects on Temperate Grass Growth--Geoffrey Brink

4-6. Pasture-based Dairing in Missouri--Richard Crawford

 

Horses & Grass

 

 

1. NIRS Calibration for Equine Diet Composition on Cool-season Pastures--T. Adam Probst

2. Effect of Ergovaline Ingestion on Recovery of Horses Subjected to a Standard Exercise Test in Hot Humid Climates--Dr. Gary Webb

 

Tall Fescue for the Twenty-first Century

5.-6. A Comprehensive Presentation on the Science and Uses of Tall Fescue--Henry A. Fribourg

 

11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Breakout Sessions (4 Concurrent) Special

 

Soil

1.-6. Soil Health /Soil Building with High Density Grazing--Doug Peterson

 

Forages

1.-6. Tall Fescue and Endophyte Management Symposium--Garry Lacefield

(This session is sponsored by Dow AgroSciences)

 

Live Stock Handling

1.-6. Low Stress Stockmanship Techniques--Richard McConnell

 

Equine Operations

1.-6. Pasture Management and Forage for Equine--Jana Malot

 

1:30-3 p.m.

Breakout Sessions (4 Concurrent) Special

 

Soil

1.-6. Soil Health /Soil Building with High Density Grazing--Doug Peterson

 

Tall Fescue Toxicosis

1.-6. Tall Fescue Endophyte Management Symposium --Garry Lacefield

(This session is sponsored by Dow AgroSciences)

 

Livestock Handling

1.-6. Low Stress Stockmanship Techniques--Richard McConnell

 

Equine Operations

1.-6. Pasture Management and Forage for Equine--Jana Malot

7 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
2-3:30 p.m.

 


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