Forage field day gives Wyo hay producers info to grow higher quality crops
An upcoming Wyoming Business Council-sponsored field day will provide Wyoming hay producers with information designed to help them improve the quality and quantity of their forage crops.
The Fourth Annual Wyoming Forage Field Day will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on June 11, 2015 at the Big Horn County Fairgrounds. The fairgrounds are located at 315 Holdrege Ave. in Basin, Wyoming. Registration is free and includes lunch. RSVP by June 8.
The event will feature presentations on soil fertility, soil mapping, cover crops as forages, and grass legume mixtures to improve forage yield and quality. There will also be sessions on the economics of hay production and the benefits and challenges of creating a state alfalfa marketing association. The event will include a panel discussion with all of the program presenters, as well as machinery equipment demonstrations, forage demonstrations and forage product reviews by participating companies. There will also be a demonstration on how new technologies can be used by producers to detect and monitor various crop conditions.
“We strive to put together an event that Wyoming’s hay producers will find informative and help them capitalize on the demand for our state’s hay,” said Donn Randall, crop and forage program manager in the Business Council’s Agribusiness Division. “This event lends producers a great opportunity to talk and ask questions of a variety of presenters and bring home some valuable information.”
For more information, an agenda or to RSVP, contact Randall at 307-777-6578 or donn.randall@wyo.gov; or Dr. Anowar Islam at 307-766-4151 or mislam@uwyo.edu.
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