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Alfalfa conference is Feb. 21 in Cave City
By
Laura Skillman
PRINCETON, Ky., (Jan. 2, 2008) – This past year was difficult
for many alfalfa growers, but the calendar pages have turned,
and it’s time to think about the 2008 production year. The 28th
Kentucky Alfalfa Conference will highlight topics of interest to
growers of this legume. The daylong program is Feb. 21 at the
Cave City Convention Center.
Alfalfa is versatile and can be used for pasture, hay, silage,
green-chop, soil improvement and soil conservation. It has great
potential for the cash hay market and for grazing, and many of
these potentials will be discussed at the annual meeting, said
Garry Lacefield, forage specialist with the University of
Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
Registration begins at 8 a.m., and the conference gets under way
at 8:45 a.m. Topics include:
• Back to Basics
• Haymaking: a trip down memory lane
• Weed free hay: status in Kentucky
• Alfalfa: forage crop of the future
• Alfalfa balage: testing for quality
• Hay supply, price and the future.
Ron Tombaugh, president of the National Hay Association, will
also be a guest speaker.
Presenters include specialists from the UK College of
Agriculture, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, Penn State
University, University of Tennessee, Kentucky Seed Improvement
Association and the Dairy Forage Research Center.
No pre-registration is required. Registration fee is $15, or $5
for students, and includes lunch and a copy of conference
proceedings. Certified crop adviser credits are available. There
will also be exhibits, a silent auction and an awards
presentation during the event. The conference is sponsored by
the UK College of Agriculture, UK Cooperative Extension Service
and the Kentucky Forage and Grasslands Council.
For more information contact Lacefield at 270-365-7541, ext. 202
or Christi Forsythe, 270-365-7541, ext. 221. Or visit the
Kentucky Forage Extension Web site.
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Contact: Garry Lacefield, 270-365-7541, ext. 202
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