8:00-8:45 am
REGISTRATIONVISITTRADESHOW
8:45 - 9:30 -- CONCURRENT SESSION A
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(A1)Grazing 201: Advanced Management
Strategies and Tactics
(REPEATED AT 2:45 pm)
Hugh D. Aljoe,Consultation Program Manager/Pasture & Range Consultant
Samuel E Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
(A2)How to Treat My Heirs Fairly When Only
One is Going to Take Over the Farm
(REPEATED AT 2:45 pm)
Kelvin L. Leibold, Farm Management Specialist
Iowa State Univ. Extension
(A3) Alfalfaand Beef Cattle
Eldon Cole, Univ. of MO Extension Livestock Specialist
Mt Vernon, MO
Tim Schnackenberg, Univ. of MO Extension Agronomy Specialist, Galena, MO
(A4)Livestock Predator Control
Dan McMurtry, Wildlife Biologist
USDA-APHIS Wildlife Services, Columbia, MO
I9:30 - 10:15 am -- BREAK &VISIT TRADE SHOW
10:15 - 11:00 -- CONCURRENT SESSION B
(Select one of these four sessions to attend)
(B1) Good Pasture Bugs
(REPEATED AT 2:45 pm)
Dr. Wayne Bailey, Univ. of MO State Entomologist
Columbia, MO
(B2) Cow-Calf Share Agreements
(REPEATED AT 2:45 pm)
Joe Horner, Univ. of MO Agricultural Economist
Columbia, MO
(B3) Johnson Grass:
The Good, The Bad, and TheUgly
Will McClain, Univ. of MO Extension Agronomy Specialist
Steelville, MO
(B4) Impacts of Grassland/Grazing Management onQuail Reproduction
Kyle Hedges, Wildlife Management Biologist
MO Dept. of Conservation, Bolivar, MO
Frank Loncarich, Wildlife Management Biologist
MO Dept. of Conservation, Neosho, MO
11:00 - 11:45 am-- BREAK & VISIT TRADE SHOW
11:45–LUNCHEON
Emcee – Joann Pipkin, Show Me Agri-Comm
Keynote Address
“Beef Industry Sustainability”
Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson,
Director of Sustainability Project
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
1:15 - 1:45 pm -- BREAK &VISIT TRADE SHOW
1:45 - 2:30 -- CONCURRENT SESSION C
(Select one of these foursessions to attend)
(C1)Beyond the Research:
Sustainability Update
Dr. Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, NCBA
(C2) Cattle Health
Craig Payne, Director, Univ. of MOVeterinary Extension
Columbia, MO
(C3)Managing Stocking Rate to Seasonal
Forage Growth Changes
Bob Salmons, Producer, Appleton City, MO
(C4) Brush and Weed Management
With SmallRuminants
Dr. Jodie Pennington, SW Region Small Ruminant Educator (Retired), Lincoln Univ. Cooperative Extension, Neosho, MO
I
2:30 - 2:45 pm–BREAK
2:45 - 3:30– CONCURRENT SESSION D
(Select one of these foursessions to attend)
(D1)Grazing 201: Advanced Management
Strategies and Tactics
Hugh D. Aljoe,Consultation Program Manager/Pasture & Range Consultant, Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK
(D2) How to Treat My Heirs Fairly When Only
One is Going to Take Over the Farm
Kelvin L. Leibold, Farm Management Specialist
Iowa State Univ. Extension
(D3) Good Pasture Bugs
Dr. Wayne Bailey, Univ. of MO State Entomologist
Columbia, MO
(D4) Cow-Calf Share Agreements
Joe Horner, Univ. of MO Agriculture Economist
Columbia, MO
3:30 pm ADJOURN
31st
ANNUAL
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
University Plaza Hotel
333 S. John Q. Hammons Pkwy
Springfield, MO
Hotel Phone: 417-864-7333
Don’t miss the 31st Annual SW Missouri Spring Forage Conference covering issues and topics affecting today’s graziers.
Join other livestock producers for lunch, presentations
and the latest in products and exhibits!
Conference Fee
$35.00 (NON-REFUNDABLE)
DUE BY FEBRUARY 18, 2015
($45.00 after February 18or at the door)
For more information call 417-831-5246 ext. 3
or visit our website:
Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer
Lodging: A block of rooms has been reserved at conference rate of $83.00, plus tax, until Feb. 20, 2015.
Contact University Plaza Hotel, 417-864-7333,
Ask for“Spring Forage Conference” rate.
Conference affiliates include:
Missouri Forage & Grassland Council/Grazing Land Conservation Initiative, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, University of Missouri Extension, SW Missouri Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Missouri State University Darr School of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Conservation, USDA Farm Service Agency, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension.
Several sessions may count toward CEU credits for Certified Crop Advisors and
AFGC Grassland Professionals.
Driving Directions to University Plaza Hotel
Traveling South on Highway 13 (Kansas Expressway):
Turn left (east) onto Chestnut Expressway. Turn right (south) onto Sherman Parkway. Sherman Parkway turns into John Q. Hammons Parkway. Hotel on corner of John Q. Hammons Parkway and East St. Louis Street
From Highway 65 South from I-44:
Exit onto Chestnut Expressway. West on Chestnut Expressway. Turn left (south) onto Sherman Parkway. Sherman Parkway turns into John Q. Hammons Parkway. Hotel on corner of John Q. Hammons Parkway and East St. Louis Street.
Conference Location Map: