Stored forage workshop set for May 8 at Livestock and Forestry Research Station
May 1, 2018
Stored forage workshop set for May 8 at Livestock and Forestry Research Station
Fast Facts:
- Workshop focuses on stored forage research
- Planned outdoor workshop, weather permitting
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BATESVILLE — A stored forage workshop May 8 will highlight the latest University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture research for hay production, storage and nutrition.
Weather permitting, the workshop will be held outdoors at the division’s Livestock and Forestry Research Station near Batesville. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. and the program will run from 9 a.m. to around 2:30 p.m.
The program is sponsored by Greenway Equipment Inc. and will include lunch. Please RSVP by Friday, May 4, by calling 870-793-7432 or by email at jlbransc@uark.edu.
Topics will cover nutrition and performance with mechanically stored forage, hay equipment discussion and demonstration, and the cost to produce stored forage.
The Livestock and Forestry Research Station is a 3,000-acre research unit developed to conduct research with forestry and beef cattle management and production. Large-scale replicated forage research is conducted on 1,250 acres of pasture and hay fields.
The station is located off Hwy. 106 at 70 Experiment Station Drive.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
By Fred Miller
Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Media Contact: Fred Miller
U of A Division of Agriculture
(479) 575-5647
fmiller@uark.edu
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