State Councils
Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council
President: Kenny J. Simon, kjsimon@uada.edu
Treasurer: Jake Cartwright, jake.cartwright@arfb.com
Executive Secretary: Jonathan O.C. Kubesch, jkubesch@uada.edu
Helpful links:
https://www.facebook.com/uada.grass
The objectives of the Council are to:
1. Provide a forum for all workers from public and private sectors to exchange ideas, experiences, philosophies, and research findings on forage production and utilization.
2. Identify problems and needs and encourage education, research, and agri-business to expand and intensify effective efforts on more efficient production, marketing, and utilization of forage.
3. Sponsor statewide activities for professionals and top innovators in forage production and utilization.
4. Promote the value and profitable usage of forages for the efficient production of feed and food crops.
5. Promote the value of grassland as water- and soil-conserving crops and in the abatement of pollution for short-and long-term benefits to agriculture and environmental quality.
2025 Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council Spring Conference
Improving Forage Management
Friday, March 21, 2025
The 2025 Arkansas Forage Conference will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center in Fayetteville.
AMERICAN FORAGE & GRASSLAND CONFERENCE 2027
Save the Date: January 11-14, 2027 in Knoxville, TN.
NATIONAL FORAGE WEEK 2026
June 14-20, 2026. Get details.
WHY ARE FORAGES IMPORTANT?
These resources cover about 55% of the land area in the United States Forage-livestock industry contributes more than $60 billion annually.
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Berea, KY 40403
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