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Kentucky Grazing Conference Coming in October
By
Laura Skillman
 PRINCETON,
Ky., (Sept. 26, 2007) – A good grazing program is vital to the
success of livestock enterprises in Kentucky. This year’s
Kentucky Grazing Conference is set to help producers hone their
management skills.
Farmers may want to forget 2007 with its early freeze and summer
drought that left fields parched and limited forages for
livestock to eat. But there are management strategies to employ
in the coming months to aid in pasture recovery, said Garry
Lacefield, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture forage
specialist. Information on recovering from this year’s weather
woes will kick off presentations at the conference sponsored by
UK and the Kentucky Forage and Grasslands Council.
The conference, in its eighth year, will be held Oct. 30 at the
Western Kentucky University Expo Center in Bowling Green.
Additional program topics include: Does Grazing Method Matter,
Options for Summer Grazing, Techniques for Reducing MUD Problems
and Improving Pasture Abused Areas, and experiences with teff in
Kentucky.
Jimmy Henning, associate dean for extension and associate
director of the UK Cooperative Extension Service, and Mike Hubbs,
state conservationist with the Natural Resource Conservation
Service, will discuss how the college and agency work together
to improve grazing in the state.
Educational programs will be conducted in the morning with a
business meeting and forage spokesman contest to be held after
lunch.
Registration begins at 8 a.m. There is a $15 registration fee
which includes written materials, refreshments and lunch. There
will also be exhibits and a silent auction. Student fee is $5.
Pre-registration is not necessary.
A full conference schedule can be found at the UK forages Web
site:
http://www.uky.edu/ag/forages.
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Contact: Garry Lacefield, 270-365-7541, ext. 202
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