Free Forage Workshop scheduled for April 9 in Stanford and Great Falls
Montana State University Extension is presenting a Forage Seminar on Thursday April 9, 2015 in Stanford and Great Falls, MT. The free seminar will start in Stanford at 8:00 a.m. at the City Hall. The Great Falls seminar will begin at 1:00 p.m. at MSU Cascade County Extension office. Speakers in both locations are David Wichman, MSU Central Ag Research Center Superintendent and Agronomist; Emily Glunk, MSU Extension Forage Extension Specialist; and Cecil Tharp, MSU Extension Pesticide Education Specialist.
Dave Wichman will begin the workshop with a presentation on current research at the MSU Central Ag Research Center with fertilizer use and rates as well as herbicide use on dryland alfalfa.
Emily Glunk will have two presentations. The first presentation will focus on alfalfa and sainfoin production in Montana by comparing the legumes as well as how to establish a successful crop, fertilization, harvest management, and proper management practices for both legumes. Her second presentation will be on forage testing, evaluation, and analysis interpretation. Emily will discuss how to properly test and sample hay, where to send samples, and how to interpret a lab analysis.
Cecil Tharp’s presentation will be on management of alfalfa weevil and impacts on beneficial complex. His presentation will discuss how to identify and manage alfalfa weevil while preserving beneficial arthropods in forage alfalfa production systems. This will include an assessment and discussion of early cutting, tolerant cultivars, insecticides, and biocontrol as an integrated approach.
Admission is free for both seminars and the workshop has been submitted for private applicator credits. Please RSVP by April 8, 2015 to either Katie Hatlelid with MSU Judith Basin Extension in Stanford at (406) 566-2277 or Rose Malisani with MSU Cascade County Extension in Great Falls at (406) 454-6980.
