The Illinois Forage Institute
Illinois Forage Institute on March 5
URBANA -- The Illinois Forage Institute will be held on
Tuesday, March 5, at Black Hawk College, East Campus, Conference Center, 26230
Black Hawk Road, Galva, Ill. The educational program, beginning at 9 a.m. and
concluding at 4 p.m., will focus on managing hay land and pastures. The program
will include commercial exhibits focusing on the forage industry.
Topics to be presented in the morning include forages for
horses, forage species selection, pasture weed control, pasture fertility, and
costs to produce hay. The afternoon topics include soil sampling for pastures,
grazing cover crops, economics of pasture forage production, pasture renovation
after the drought, and feeding livestock on drought-damaged hay and forage.
Program presenters include staff from University of Illinois Extension, USDA
Natural Resources Conservation Service, and forage industry companies. Several
beef producers will also make presentations.
The cost for the educational program is $15 per person for
Illinois Forage and Grassland Council (IFGC) members and $20 per person for
non-members. Pre-registration is requested by Feb. 22. The cost will be
$20 and $25 per person after Feb. 22 and at the door on March 5, respectively.
Registration covers a noon meal and forage presentation handout material.
To register, contact University of Illinois Extension, Rock
Island County, 321 W. 2nd Avenue, Milan, Ill., 309-756-9978. On-line
registration and the program agenda can be accessed at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/.
Companies interested in setting up forage-related commercial exhibits should
contact Dave Gentry at 309-557-6397, dgentry@growmark.com.
The Forage Institute is sponsored by the IFGC and Black Hawk
College and supported by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and U
of I Extension.
