Central Oregon Forage Seminar

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Clover Club Building, 502 SE Lynn Blvd., Prineville, Oregon

Free Admission

7:40 Registration, Refreshments and Donuts
8:24 Welcome and Introductions
8:30 Deficit irrigation of Alfalfa and Grass – Steve Orloff, U. of California
9:00 Irrigation Strategies for Drought – Howard Neibling, U. of Idaho
9:30 Using Aerial Photography to Solve Irrigation Problems – Jim Carroll, CHS
10:00 LEPA/LESA in the PNW: Results of Demonstration Projects – Howard Neibling, U. of
Idaho
10:30 Break
10:45 COARC Update – Carol Tollefson, Director, COARC
11:00 Oregon Department of Ag Update – Laurie Gordon, ODA, Bend
Noon Free Lunch (Supported by Area Agribusinesses)
1:00 Irrigation Scheduling and the Practical Use of Soil Moisture Sensors for Irrigation
Management – Troy Peters, WSU
1:30 Irrigating Alfalfa: Putting All of the Pieces Together – Steve Orloff, U. of California
2:00 Simplified Irrigation Scheduling on Your Computer or Mobile Device – Troy Peters, WSU,
2:30 Deficit Irrigation of Grass Species in Utah – Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Service
2:45 Refreshment Break
3:00 On-farm Experience Using Data Loggers to Monitor Irrigation – Basin Ag Fertilizer (Corey
Thompson, Klamath Falls, and Don and Sandra Overton, Hay Producers, Christmas
Valley)
3:30 How to Save Water and Energy on the Farm and Get Help Paying for It –
Ulrike Mengelberg, Energy Trust of Oregon, and Robert Wallace, WY’EAST
4:15 Cover Crops: Facts or Fiction – Joel Packham, U. of Idaho Extension Service
4:45 Soil pH Response to Tilled and Non-tilled Lime Rates Research Trial Update – Tracy
Wilson, COARC and Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Service
5:00 C.O. Forage Research Update and Forage Livestock Research Endowment Update –
Mylen Bohle, OSU Extension Service and Tracy Wilson, COARC
5:30 Adjourn

$500 Proline Fabrication Gift Certificate Door Prize Drawing (2015 COHGA Members are Eligible)

The Central Oregon Forage Seminar is Sponsored by The Central Oregon Hay Growers’ Association In Cooperation
with Oregon State University Extension Service and supported by Local Area Agribusinesses.
Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and materials without
discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status,
national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State University Extension Service
is an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have a physical disability that requires special considerations in order for
you to attend the Central Oregon Forage Day, please notify OSU Crook County Extension Office at (541) 447-6228
by January 25
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RSVP to OSU Crook County Extension Service (541-447-6228) by January 25th. Contact Person: Mylen Bohle at
541-447-6228 or email at mylen.bohle@oregonstate.edu.