Calendar of Events

Feb. 2-3 -- 2010 Mid-America Alfalfa Expo, Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE. For details, visit www.alfalfaexpo.com, call Barb Kinnan at 800-743-1649 or email her at nebalf@cozadtel.net.

Feb. 8-12 -- Minnesota Forage Days, at various state locations. Feb. 8, Holiday Inn, Detroit Lakes; Feb. 9, Cromwell Pavilion, Cromwell; Feb. 10, Joseph’s Restaurant, Avon; Feb. 11, Southwest Research & Outreach Center, Lamberton; Feb. 12, UCR Heintz Center, Rochester. Call 651-484-3888 or visit the University of Minnesota forage Web site.

Feb. 9-11 -- World Ag Expo, Tulare, CA, starting at 9 a.m. each day. Cost: $12/day. Visit www.worldagexpo.com.

Feb. 18-20 -- 2010 Wisconsin Grazing Conference, Hotel Mead, Wisconsin Rapids. Visit www.grassworks.org or contact Heather Flashinski at 715-289-4896 or grassheather@hotmail.com.

Feb. 16-17 -- Professional Crop Producers Conference, (Forage Program is Feb. 17), Holiday Inn Harrisburg/Hershey, Grantville, PA. Contact Marvin Hall at mhh2@psu.edu or download program.

Feb. 25-28 -- 8th Annual Pennsylvania Horse World Expo, Farm Show Complex, Harrisburg. Visit the Expo Web site.

March 2 -- Illinois Forage Institute, 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m., Kankakee Community College, Kankakee. Visit www.illinoisforage.org.

March 4-6 -- U.S. Custom Harvesters Inc. Annual Convention, Howard Johnson Plaza Hotel, Wichita Falls, TX. Visit www.uschi.com.

March 5-6 -- Maryland Cattle Industry Convention/Hay And Pasture Conference, Hagerstown Hotel and Convention Center, Hagerstown. Contact Les Vough at vough@umd.edu or 301-405-1322.

March 10-11 -- Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo, JS Bridwell Ag Center, Wichita Falls, TX. Visit www.wichitafallsranchandfarmexpo.net, call 866-685-0989 or email dales@bwtelcom.net.

March 16-17 -- Professional Dairy Producers of Wisconsin Annual Business Conference, Alliant Energy Center, Madison. Download a brochure.

March 27 -- Winter Regional Horse Owner Program, Cloquet Forestry Center, Cloquet, MN. Registration deadline is March 24. Register online.

April 8-9 -- Hay Production School, Spence Field, Moultrie, GA. Details at www.georgiaforages.com.

April 14-15 -- Kentucky Grazing School, University of Kentucky Research & Education Center, Princeton. Preregistration required. Download a brochure.

May 13 -- Legume Management In The Southeast: Field Day And Pasture Walk, Central Georgia Research & Education Center, Eatonton. Details forthcoming at the University of Georgia Forage Web site.

June 21-23 -- American Forage And Grassland Council Annual Conference, University Plaza Hotel, Springfield, MO. Details at www.afgc.org.

Aug. 9-10 -- Kentucky Grazing School, Woodford County Extension Office, Versailles. Preregistration required. Download a brochure.

Sept. 5-7 -- National Hay Association Annual Meeting, Griffin Gate Marriott Resort, Lexington, KY. Watch for details on the NHA Web site. www.nationalhay.org

Research in Brief

The following items report on forage-related research recently presented by University experts at meetings across the country.

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NAFA Offers Alfalfa Variety Info

Before buying your alfalfa seed for next season, check out the National Alfalfa & Forage Alliance’s (NAFA) 2010 Edition of Winter Survival, Fall Dormancy & Pest Resistance Ratings for Alfalfa Varieties. It is now in the November issue of Hay & Forage Grower.

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