All are welcome to join us for the Fall Forage Festival in Corvallis, Oregon, November 16th and 17th, 2018.

If you grow or feed hay, work with livestock, manage pasture or have interest in the science and human energy that goes into the sward or bale, this is the gathering for you!

Interact with the Northwest’s finest hay growers, livestock managers, forage seed producers, Extension educators and researchers, agricultural consultants and livestock farmers.

Nov 16th: The nutrient value of hays, hay storage & its impact on quality, matching hay to livestock class, coping with drought, current research, resources in the Pacific Northwest

Nov 17th: Hay King Contest – an extravaganza of hay, from many different farms, will be assessed visually and compared to chemical analysis of nutrient content and digestibility. The judges will keep you enthralled! To enter your hay: http://oregonhaygrowers.com/

Friday, Nov. 16th 8:30 am-4:30 pm at Guerber Hall, Benton County Fairgrounds,
110 SW 53rd, Corvallis OR 97333 lunch included.
Register by email to Jerome Magnuson: jmagnuson@dlfna.com.  Include Fall Forage Festival 2018 in the subject. Indicate name(s) and affiliation. Friday registration of $30 is payable by check or cash at the door on Nov. 16th. No charge for students with valid id.

Saturday, Nov. 17th 9:00 am at the Oldfield Animal Teaching Facility, 3521 SW Campus Way, Corvallis, OR 97333. Parking & admission for no additional charge on Saturday.

Schedule of Events

Fall Forage Festival

Sponsored by

 Oregon Forage and Grassland Council and Oregon Hay and Forage Association

In Cooperation with

Oregon State University Extension Service and Ag Experiment Station

November 16, 2018

Guerber Hall

Benton County Fairgrounds

110 SW 53rd Street, Corvallis OR

8:30-9:00         Registration Meet & Greet/ Coffee and Refreshments – OFGC/OHFA Board        

9:00-9:30         Welcome/Introduction: Who We Are and What We Do                

                         Claudia Ingham, OFGC VP and Greg Mohnen, OHFA Pres.

                         Ricardo Mata Gonzales and Serkan Ates, Animal and Rangeland Science Dept.

9:30-10:30       Valuing Alfalfa from a Nutrient Perspective            

                         Steve Norberg, WSU Extension Regional Forage Specialist

10:30-10:45     Break

10:45-11:30     What do Animals Need? Matching Forage Quality, Animal Needs, and Costs

                         Woody Lane, Lane Livestock Services

11:30-12:00     Forage Maturity Matrix Project Update                  

                         Roeland Kapsenberg, VP of Forages DLF Pickseed

12:00-12:40     Lunch, Sponsored by NW Farm Credit Services

12:45-1:15       Poster Presentations                                                                                                                         Shelby Filley

1:15-2:00         Hay Market Perspective and Input Drivers             

                         Jon Driver, Industry Analyst, NW Farm Credit Services

2:00-3:00         Storing Hay-What is the cost to quality?                 

                         Glenn Shewmaker, U. of Idaho Extension Forage Specialist

3:00-3:15         Break, Posters

3:15-4:00         Current challenges, identifying Opportunities Producer Panel

                         Jerome Magnuson, Moderator

4:00-4:15         Summary and Conclude

4:30-5:30         Business meetings of OFGC and OHFA

Cost: is $30 per person and students are Free.

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