Livestock producers looking
for the latest information on forages, grazing techniques and pasture
management have the opportunity to attend the 11th annual Heart of America Grazing
Conference on January 25-26.
The conference will be held
at the Holiday Inn in Mt Vernon, Illinois. Registration is $35 per day per
person or $50 for both days. Late registration paid after January 13 is $70.
The conference is sponsored
by Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Forage and Grassland Council,
Illinois Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative Association, Illinois Forage and
Grassland Council, Indiana Forage Council, Kentucky Forage and Grassland
Council, Kentucky Grassland Conservation Initiative, Kentucky Department of
Agriculture, Missouri Forage and Grassland Council, Missouri Grazing Lands
Conservation Initiative, Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service,
University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service, University of Illinois
Extension, University of Missouri Extension, and the U.S. Department of
Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service.
Each year the Heart of
America Grazing Conference rotates among five states--Illinois,
Missouri, Indiana,
Ohio and Kentucky--and features speakers from all
five states concerning a wide variety of grazing topics.
Topics being covered include
the benefits of grazing and adding clover to pastures, mob grazing, role of
novel fescues, grazing for parasite prevention, use of co-products in grazing
programs, dairy grazing, pasture management, and cover crops.
Certified crop advisor
credits will be offered. For more information or to
register, download the brochure at: http://web.extension.illinois.edu/ajmpu/hoa/
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