Event date/time:
Tuesday, February 21, 2023 - 10:00am to 3:30pm
Event Type:
In-person
Event location:
University of Massachusetts Research Farm
89 River Road, South Deerfield, MA, 01373
Price:
Free (Lunch will be provided)
Animal operations are constantly seeking to reduce feed costs while maintaining high forage quality. The forage crop management workshop is a multi-state effort that provides the latest information about various aspects of forage production.
Speakers from UVM, UME, Cornell, UNH, and UMass will present topics all related to foraging.
| 9:30 - 10:00 am | Registration, Social, and welcome |
| 10:00 - 10:35 am | Weed IPM in pasture and hay fields - Carl Majewski (UNH) |
| 10:40 - 11:10 am | Ecosystem services of legumes in pastures - Jaime Garzon (UME) |
| 11:15 - 11:45 am | Optimizing the use of forages outside the grazing season - Joe Lawrence (Cornell University) |
| 11:50 am - 12:20 pm | PFAS contamination in forages - Rick Kersbergen (UME, retired) |
| 12:20 - 1:00 pm | Lunch Break (Lunch provided) |
| 1:00 - 1:40 pm | Perennial forages; varieties, species, and quality in a changing climate - Heather Darby (UVM) |
| 1:45 - 2:15 pm | Managing forage cutting height - Samantha Corcoran (UMass) |
| 2:20 - 2:50 pm | Fall grazing of intercropped brassica/oat/pea - Arthur Siller (UMass) |
| 2:55 - 3:30 pm | Crabgrass management for summer grazing - Masoud Hashemi (UMass) |
Contact's name:
Masoud
Contact's email:
This event will be recorded:
No
89 River Road South Deerfield MA
