The Northwest Hay Expo will be held January 16 & 17 at the Three River Convention Center in Kennewick, WA. Preregister ($115 non-members) by January 10th, or pay an extra $10 at the door. For more information: go to: http://wa-hay.org/nwhayexpo/ or go to home page: http://www.wa-hay.org/.
Some of the topics include: pesticide drift and overspray, voluntary stewardship program, How to grow low carb horse hay, Poisonous weeds in hay, alfalfa yield gap, entity selections under Trumps new tax law, late emerging weeds in alfalfa, Family leave act, 2018 NIFA and WSHGA /WSU Alfalfa variety trials, what can be done to decrease nitrates in alfalfa, status of western hay and forage markets, what do nutritionists want from hay, tariff impacts on growers, fuel update, agronomic practices impacts on pest management, organic alfalfa fertility trials in Oregon, Getting a good hay test, Struvite fertility work, NAFA update, progress in alfalfa breeding using genomic tools, how to avoid Roundup damage on RR alfalfa, tilled and non-tilled lime rate effect, development of tissue test for alfalfa fertility, what data is most useful using drones, and of course an Excellent Trade Show both days.Was