Idaho Hay and Forage Conference Feb 25-26

The Idaho Hay and Forage Conference and Trade Show is coming to the Burley in on Thursday and Friday February 25th and 26th.  The conference is produced by the Idaho.

Registration opens at 7:00 AM and the first presentation begins at 8:20 AM.


Thursdays Program includes:
Water Policy Issues
Low Elevation Sprinkler Application
Predicating Alfalfa Quality
Fertilizing Alfalfa for Production
IHFA business meeting

After lunch there will be presentations on
Vole control
Blue alfalfa aphid
Spider mites
Improving water infiltration
Cover Crops
Fertilizing alfalfa
Organic fertilizer sources
Electronic moisture probe abuses
Testing moisture in haylage and Silage
Converting haylage/silage to standard moisture

Fridays program begins at 8:00 AM
Cost of owning and operating harvesting equipment
Seeding rate effect on alfalfa production
Hay preservation and storage losses
USDA Forage insurance
Agriculture Outlook
Idaho forage trends and surveys
Forage research and extension needs

For a complete program brochure, to register on line go to http://www.idahohay.com/conference.htm
or pick up a brochure at the Extension Office.