Heart of America Grazing Conference | American Forage and Grassland Council

HEART OF AMERICA GRAZING CONFERENCE AGENDA

January 25, 2016

1:00 p.m. Exhibit and
Silent Auction Setup

2:00 KFGC Board Meeting

4:30 Registration,
Exhibits and Silent Auction

6:30 Banquet

7:15 History
of Forage Research, Extension and Teaching in Kentucky – Dr. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky

7:35 Alfalfa
Awards

7:45 Gratitude:
A Personal Prospective – Dr. Garry
Lacefield, University of Kentucky

January 26,
2016

7:00 a.m. Registration,
Exhibits, Silent Auction and Continental Breakfast

8:00 Revolving
Slideshow of Forages in India

8:15 Welcome
– Dr. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky

Session One –
Curing Fescue Toxicity? Moderated by Dr. Glen Aiken

8:25 The
Secret Ingredients of Clover: Biochanin a and Isoflavonoids – Dr. Michael Flythe, USDA/ARS

9:15 Soyhulls:
More than Just a Feed Supplement – Dr.
Glen Aiken, USDA/ARS

9:40 “Lacefield
MaxQII” Novel Tall Fescue – Dr. Tim
Phillips, University of Kentucky

10:00 Break,
Exhibits and Silent Auction

Session Two –
Alfalfa Mini-Symposia moderated by Dr. Ray Smith

10:30 Grazing
Alfalfa: Producer Perspective –

10:50 Low
Lignin Alfalfa: Advantages for Hay and Grazing – Dr. Ray Smith

11:15 Alfalfa
as a Green Manure: Putting Some Pop Back in Your Crop – Dr. Ben Goff, University of Kentucky

11:45 State Hay
Awards

12:00 Last
Chance for Silent Auction

12:15 Lunch and
Announce Silent Auction Winners

Session Three
– Extending the Grazing Seasonmoderated by Tom Keene

1:05 How
Diversity Extends the Grazing Season at Dogwood Farm – Debbie Dulworth, Dogwood Farm Herefords

2:00 Native
Warm Season Grasses: Naturally Adapted Productive Pastures – Dr. Pat Keyser, University of Tennessee

2:45 Grazing
Corn to Maximize Late Summer and Fall Gains – Dr. Jeff Lehmkuhler, University of Kentucky

3:15 The
Economics of Extended Grazing – Dr. Greg
Halich, University of Kentucky

3:45 Adjourn