2017 AFGC Annual Meeting January 22-24, 2017 ...
2017 AFGC Annual Meeting January 22-24, 2017—Roanoke, VA Agenda Outline Turning Grass into CA$H: Opportunities in Grassland Agriculture January 21, 2017—Saturday 3:00pm–6:00pm Forage Foundation Board of Directors Meeting 6:00pm–9:00pm AFGC Board of Directors Meeting January 22, 2017—Sunday 12:00pm-4:00pm Farm Tour 1:00pm-5:00pm Exhibitor Set Up, Silent Auction Set Up & Monday Poster Set Up 1:00pm-6:00pm Registration Open 3:30pm-5:30pm NFTA/NIRS Joint Workshop 5:30pm-6:30pm NFTA Board Meeting 5:30pm-7:00pm Welcome and Mixer in Exhibit Hall 7:00pm-8:30pm Affiliate Council Leadership Meeting January 23, 2017—Monday “Producer Day” 7:00am- 4:00pm Registration Open 7:00am- 7:45am Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest and Forage ID Contest 7:00am- 7:45am Poster Presentations (Author's Present) 8:00am- 9:15am Opening Session & Breakfast with Courtney White -“Grass, Soil, Hope: Regenerative Solutions for Changing Times” 9:30am-11:30am Workshop: MOB GRAZING: Tool or Toolbox?-Dr. Garry Lacefield, Moderator, UKREC Sponsored by Dow AgroSciences 9:30 Welcome 9:40 The Graziers’ Toolbox, Dr. Garry Lacefield, UKY 10:00 Mob Grazing: Facts, Fiction, and Questions, Dr. Dennis Hancock, UGA 10:40 Mob Grazing: An Animal Scientist/Producer Prospective and Observations, Dr. Matt Poore, NCSU 11:20 Discussion 11:30 Adjourn 11:45am-12:15pm AFGC Business Meeting 12:15pm- 1:00pm Luncheon & Sponsor Spotlight 1:00pm- 2:30pm Workshop: Turning Grass to Cash with Beef Cattle, Jeff Lehmkuhler, Moderator, University of Kentucky 12:55 Welcome 1:00 Economics of forage-based beef production systems, Greg Halich, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 1:30 Annual forages as part of profitable beef production systems, Kim Mullenix, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 2:00 Managing to Maximize Pasture Economic Value, Jim Munsch, Deer Run Farm 2:30 Adjourn Workshop: Novel and Sustainable Sheep Production: Meeting a Growing Demand for Pasture Raised Lamb-Dahlia O’Brien, Moderator, VSU 12:55 Welcome 1:00 Low-input, forage-based hair sheep production, Dahlia O’Brien, VSU
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2:30pm-3:15pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 3:30pm-5:30pm 5:30pm-6:30pm 6:45pm-8:00pm
Hair sheep grazing on solar farms, Johnny Rogers, Rogers Cattle Company and NCSU 2:00 Marketing opportunities for grass-fed lambs, Theresa Nartea, VSU 2:30 Adjourn Workshop: Multiple Strategies for Pocketing $GREEN$ with Pasture-Based Dairies, Steve Washburn, Moderator, NCSU 12:55 Welcome 1:00 Organic Valley pasture-based producer, Rem Perkins, Perk Jerseys, Frankford, WV 1:25 Farmstead cheese from pastured cows, Jim Feete, Meadow Creek Dairy, Galax, VA 1:50 Specialty products using A2 milk from pasture-based dairy farms, Warren Taylor, Snowville Creamery, Pomeroy, OH 2:15 Moderated discussion 2:30 Adjourn Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, and Forage ID Contest Poster Presentations (Author's Present) FORAGE SPOKESPERSON COMPETITION (limited to 7) Collegiate Mixer in Exhibit Hall 2018 Conference Planning Committee Meeting
January 24, 2017—Tuesday 6:30am- 7:00am Tuesday Poster Set-Up 7:00am- 3:00pm Registration Open 7:15am- 8:00am Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest and Forage ID Contest 7:15am- 8:00am Poster Presentations (Author's Present) 8:00am- 9:30am NATIONAL FORAGE BOWL COMPETITION with Breakfast 9:45am- 11:15am Workshop: Rundown Farms and Restorative Grazing: An Opportunity to Improve Soil Health and Farm Productivity - J.B, Daniel, Moderator, Virginia USDA-NRCS 9:40 Welcome 9:45 Using Simple Technology and Grazing Management to Improve Soil Health on my Farm, J.C. Winstead, Meadow Creek Cattle Company, Craig County, VA 10:15 Restoring Soil Biology to Improve Cattle Carrying Capacity, Alex Miller, New Market, TN, 10:45 Grass roots of soil health by Alan Franzluebbers, Research Ecologist, USDAAgricultural Research Service, Raleigh, NC 11:15 Adjourn NIRS Consortium Workshop Volunteer Oral Presentations 11:30pm-12:30pm Competition Awards Luncheon 12:45pm-2:15pm Workshop: Identifying Market Opportunities for Pasture-Raised Meat: Buyers, Scale, Demand, and the Right Mix for Your Farm, Sarah Blacklin, Moderator, NC Choices NIRS Consortium Workshop Volunteer Oral Presentations 2:15pm-3:15pm Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest and Forage ID Contest 3:00pm Silent Auction Closes 2:15pm-3:15pm Poster Presentations (Author's Present) 3:30pm-5:30pm EMERGING SCIENTIST COMPETITION (limited to 7) 5:30pm-6:30pm “Hot Topics” Session 6:45pm Banquet Seating Begins
7:00pm-8:30pm
AFGC Awards Banquet
January 25, 2017—Wednesday 7:00am-10:30am AFGC Board Meeting
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2:30pm-3:15pm 2:30pm-3:15pm 3:30pm-5:30pm 5:30pm-6:30pm 6:45pm-8:00pm
Hair sheep grazing on solar farms, Johnny Rogers, Rogers Cattle Company and NCSU 2:00 Marketing opportunities for grass-fed lambs, Theresa Nartea, VSU 2:30 Adjourn Workshop: Multiple Strategies for Pocketing $GREEN$ with Pasture-Based Dairies, Steve Washburn, Moderator, NCSU 12:55 Welcome 1:00 Organic Valley pasture-based producer, Rem Perkins, Perk Jerseys, Frankford, WV 1:25 Farmstead cheese from pastured cows, Jim Feete, Meadow Creek Dairy, Galax, VA 1:50 Specialty products using A2 milk from pasture-based dairy farms, Warren Taylor, Snowville Creamery, Pomeroy, OH 2:15 Moderated discussion 2:30 Adjourn Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, and Forage ID Contest Poster Presentations (Author's Present) FORAGE SPOKESPERSON COMPETITION (limited to 7) Collegiate Mixer in Exhibit Hall 2018 Conference Planning Committee Meeting
January 24, 2017—Tuesday 6:30am- 7:00am Tuesday Poster Set-Up 7:00am- 3:00pm Registration Open 7:15am- 8:00am Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest and Forage ID Contest 7:15am- 8:00am Poster Presentations (Author's Present) 8:00am- 9:30am NATIONAL FORAGE BOWL COMPETITION with Breakfast 9:45am- 11:15am Workshop: Rundown Farms and Restorative Grazing: An Opportunity to Improve Soil Health and Farm Productivity - J.B, Daniel, Moderator, Virginia USDA-NRCS 9:40 Welcome 9:45 Using Simple Technology and Grazing Management to Improve Soil Health on my Farm, J.C. Winstead, Meadow Creek Cattle Company, Craig County, VA 10:15 Restoring Soil Biology to Improve Cattle Carrying Capacity, Alex Miller, New Market, TN, 10:45 Grass roots of soil health by Alan Franzluebbers, Research Ecologist, USDAAgricultural Research Service, Raleigh, NC 11:15 Adjourn NIRS Consortium Workshop Volunteer Oral Presentations 11:30pm-12:30pm Competition Awards Luncheon 12:45pm-2:15pm Workshop: Identifying Market Opportunities for Pasture-Raised Meat: Buyers, Scale, Demand, and the Right Mix for Your Farm, Sarah Blacklin, Moderator, NC Choices NIRS Consortium Workshop Volunteer Oral Presentations 2:15pm-3:15pm Break, Exhibits, Silent Auction, Photo Contest and Forage ID Contest 3:00pm Silent Auction Closes 2:15pm-3:15pm Poster Presentations (Author's Present) 3:30pm-5:30pm EMERGING SCIENTIST COMPETITION (limited to 7) 5:30pm-6:30pm “Hot Topics” Session 6:45pm Banquet Seating Begins
7:00pm-8:30pm
AFGC Awards Banquet
January 25, 2017—Wednesday 7:00am-10:30am AFGC Board Meeting
