Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council?s 2015 Forage Bus Tour
If you want to improve your forage and livestock operation, this conference is for you!
What: 2015 AFGC Spring Forage Bus Tour
When: Friday, April 24. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m. and buses leave at 9:30 a.m. Return by 4:30.
Where: Tour registration headquarters will be at the Pocahontas Livestock Auction Barn In
Pocahontas, AR
What you will see: Two area livestock farms of different sizes and grazing programs.
? Grazing systems on stocker calf and cow/calf operations
? Unique electric fencing strategies
? Practical forage options and management for grazing 300 days per year
? Comparison of livestock water options
? Environmentally sound practices for forage and livestock management
Tour registration cost is $25 per person and $10 for students
and includes lunch, handout materials, and comfortable bus
transportation.
To reach the Pocahontas Livestock Auction take HWY 67 into Pocahontas,
turn onto Townsend Street (at the intersection of Hwy 67
& 304, at the T-Ricks Citgo gas station) and go west about . mile
to the Livestock Auction Barn.
Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council
For more information or to preregister contact the Cooperative
Extension office in Randolph County (870) 892-4504 or Lawrence
County (870) 886-3741 or call John Jennings at 501-671-2350.