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Mar
2012 Spring Newsletter
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The 2012 Spring edition of The Forager newsletter has been mailed; however, you can click on the link below to view it electronically. The Forager – 2012 Spring Edition
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Nov
2011 Iowa Forage & Grassland Council Conference
The 2011 Iowa Forage & Grassland Council Conference is right around the corner on November 21-22, 2011. It will be hosted at the Airport Holiday Inn in Des Moines, IA. Some of the speakers include Helga Offenburger (Iowa DNR), Randy Welch (Land O’Lakes), Joe Sellers (Beef Program Specialist, ISU Extension) and Tim Eggers (Field Agricultural Economist,... Read More
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Jul
2011 IFGC Award Nominations
The time has come to cast your votes for the 2011 IFGC Hay Producer Award and Livestock/Forage Grazing Producer Award. To submit a nomination, please download the form here. Return by September 25 to: Fred Abels, 20902 J Avenue, Holland, Iowa 50642 (Tel. 319.824.6428)
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May
Greenhorn Grazing
Sharpen your grazing management skills with the 2011 series. The Greenhorn Grazing series is an introduction to management intensive and rotational grazing for producers who want to optimize forage and livestock production, increase market access, and conserve natural resources. This series was developed by ISU Extension, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and industry staff to deliver... Read More
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May
American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting in June
CONTACT: Tina Bowling, 800.944.2342 or [email protected] Berea, Kentucky, May 15, 2011—The American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) will host its Annual Meeting June 13-15, at French Lick Springs Hotel and Conference Center in French Lick, Indiana. The event is being hosted by the Indiana Forage Council. According to AFGC Executive Director, Tina Bowling, the event... Read More
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Apr
Update for Veterinarians, May 18, 2011
I would like to invite you to attend the eighteenth “Update for Veterinarians” sponsored by Iowa State University Extension and ISU’s Experiment Station. Discussions with local Veterinarians identified topics for this year’s event. We have attempted to incorporate those ideas into this training at the McNay Farm. This program includes several topics of specific interest to beef practitioners. We have included presentations from specialists... Read More
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Apr
Upcoming Seminar: Grazing Systems for Iowa Beef Herds
Upcoming seminar by Dr Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Forage Specialist, and Joe Sellers, ISU Extension Beef Specialist. They are discussing different types of grazing and feeding systems used in Iowa have pros and cons that effect production costs and cattle performance. Don’t miss this! Two times and locations. Tuesday, May 17, 2011 – 7:00 P.M. – Clarke... Read More
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Apr
2011 Pasture Walks Announced
Please note: the June 29 pasture walk as been rescheduled to June 22. Hosted by: Northeast Iowa Graziers & Great River Graziers Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Goats 2011 Pasture walks have been announced. For a complete schedule DOWNLOAD HERE. Iowa Pasture-Walk contacts: LuAnn Rolling, NRCS, 563-568-2246 Jennifer Bentley, ISU Extension Dairy, 563-382-2949 Denise Schwab, ISU Extension... Read More
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Mar
Cattle Grazing on Public and Private Non-pasture Grasslands
Conference Proceedings Presentations (pdf) Grazing management — different strategies (Jim Russell and Joe Sellers, ISU) Importance of cattle to conservation and community (Paul Lasley, ISU) Grazing for wildlife? (Matt Dollison, IDNR) Grazing on CRP lands (Keri Jacobs, ISU) Grazing as management tool summit at Whiterock (Tolif Hunt, Whiterock Conservancy)
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Become a Member
Who are we? Forage producers, industry representatives and public sector representatives What do we do? Promote profitable production and use of forages Benefits of Membership? Receive The Forage magazine Quarterly state newsletter Membership in the American Forage and Grassland Council (AFGC) Annual forage conference Production and utilization information Association with other forage producers Sponsor educational... Read More