Arkansas
The American Forage and Grassland Council, in conjunction with its Arkansas counterpart, will host a national tour May 17 to 18 in Rogers, Ark.
The tour, titled "Re-Inventing Green with Forages--Merging Environment and Economics," will feature stops at leading forage operations in the region, and will feature educational presentations, the AFGC National Hay Contest and a cool-season workshop.
Arkansas has proven its worth in the contest--what are essentially the national hay championships--winning 11 straight bermuda hay titles.
Among the tours offered over the three-day period:
--Rogers Pollution Control Facility in Rogers, Ark., focusing on alfalfa as a management tool in a biosolids environment, May 17, 10:30 a.m.;
--Larry Miser Farm in Pea Ridge, Ark., focusing on managing hybrid Bermuda to achieve yield and quality under weather extremes, May 17, 12:30 p.m.;
--Malone Farm in Highfill, Ark., focusing on managing Greenfield Bermuda to achieve the nation's highest quality, May 17, 3 p.m.; and
--Marley Discovery Farm in Elkins, Ark., focusing on on-farm verification and farming's impact on sustainability of environment and natural resources in a sensitive watershed, May 18, 9 a.m.
Full registration is $75 per person if registered by May 1. One-day registration is $50 per person for Thursday, $35 for Friday. A full agenda is available online at www.afgc.org, or by contacting AFGC at 800-944-2342.
AFGC is an organization made up of 22 affiliate councils with a total membership of about 2,500. Founded in 1944, its primary objective is to promote the profitable production and sustainable utilization of quality forage and grasslands.
article 2012- 18 - 0330NationalForageToursr.cfm
The American Forage and Grassland Council, in conjunction with its Arkansas counterpart, will host a national tour May 17 to 18 in Rogers, Ark.
The tour, titled "Re-Inventing Green with Forages--Merging Environment and Economics," will feature stops at leading forage operations in the region, and will feature educational presentations, the AFGC National Hay Contest and a cool-season workshop.
Arkansas has proven its worth in the contest--what are essentially the national hay championships--winning 11 straight bermuda hay titles.
Among the tours offered over the three-day period:
--Rogers Pollution Control Facility in Rogers, Ark., focusing on alfalfa as a management tool in a biosolids environment, May 17, 10:30 a.m.;
--Larry Miser Farm in Pea Ridge, Ark., focusing on managing hybrid Bermuda to achieve yield and quality under weather extremes, May 17, 12:30 p.m.;
--Malone Farm in Highfill, Ark., focusing on managing Greenfield Bermuda to achieve the nation's highest quality, May 17, 3 p.m.; and
--Marley Discovery Farm in Elkins, Ark., focusing on on-farm verification and farming's impact on sustainability of environment and natural resources in a sensitive watershed, May 18, 9 a.m.
Full registration is $75 per person if registered by May 1. One-day registration is $50 per person for Thursday, $35 for Friday. A full agenda is available online at www.afgc.org, or by contacting AFGC at 800-944-2342.
AFGC is an organization made up of 22 affiliate councils with a total membership of about 2,500. Founded in 1944, its primary objective is to promote the profitable production and sustainable utilization of quality forage and grasslands.
article 2012- 18 - 0330NationalForageToursr.cfm
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