NOTE: TIMES ARE EASTERN!

“Alfalfa Updates and Producing Grass Hay for Premium Markets”

Registration: General $45; Students $15 (Sponsorship: $250 and $500) 

8:00 Registration, sponsors, and silent auction

8:45 Welcome and program highlights - Dr. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky

9:00 Everything I Ever Needed to Know about Armyworms – UK entomologist

9:45 Armyworm Control Methods: What to spray and when – Brett Reese, So. States, Paris

10:15 Break, visit with sponsors, and silent auction

10:45 What’s New in Alfalfa Varieties - Dr. Don Miller, Mt. View Seeds, Commercial alfalfa breeder for over 45 years.

11:30 What do Horse Owners Want and Why - Dr. Bob Coleman, UK Horse Specialist

12:00 Lunch, Alfalfa Awards, KCA Hay Quality awards, and silent auction winners 12:45 Kentucky Forage and Grassland Council update – Cody Rakes, KFGC President

1:00 What We Can Learn from the Results of the KY Hay Contests – Dr. Chris Teutsch, Univ. of KY

1:30 Emerging Markets for Unique Forage Species – Dr. Ray Smith, University of Kentucky

2:00 Producer Panel: How I Produce Quality Grass Hay – (Panelists – Brad Hines, Hart Co.- Timothy; Kevin Priddy, Grayson Co. – Orchardgrass; Allen Arthur, Nicholas Co. - Teff hay; and Central KY producer – fescue and mixed grass hay) Each producer will take 10-12 minutes to explain the basics of how they produce quality grass hay including establishment, fertilizing, harvesting and marketing; And then open the floor to questions)

3:00 Take-Home Lessons from Today’s Meeting - Dr. Ray Smith, Univ. of KY

3:15 Survey, pick up silent auction items

3:30 Adjourn