TAYLORVILLE, Ill. — The University of Illinois Extension Office in Taylorville is hosting a Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2018. The meeting will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the U of I Christian County Extension Office at 1120 N. Webster Street in Taylorville. This “in-office” field day will feature a variety of topics including cattle management, stretching your hay budget and current research that takes place at the U of I Dudley Smith Farm near Pana, Illinois.
Program:
9:30 a.m. | Registration |
9:50 a.m. | Welcome and Announcements Amanda Cole, County Extension Director-Unit 18 |
9:55 a.m. | New Staff Introduction Ashley Belle, PhD, Extension Educator, Environmental & Energy Stewardship |
10:00 a.m. | Stretching Your Hay Budget Travis Meteer, Extension Educator, Commercial Agriculture |
10:30 a.m. | Dudley Smith Water Quality and Nutrient Management Project Update Giovani Preza Fontes, U of I Graduate Student, Department of Crop Sciences |
11:00 a.m. | How Often Should You Move Your Cattle? Ed Ballard, Retired Extension Educator, Animal Systems |
11:20 a.m. | Overview of the Betzold’s Registered Angus Cattle Management Program Bruce Betzold, Betzold Farms-Nokomis, IL |
11:45 a.m. | Lunch Provided by the University of Illinois/Christian County Extension |
The program is free for participants; however pre-registration is required by Monday, February 12. Participants can register online at http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cjmm/ or by calling the Christian County Extension Office at 217-287-7246. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, contact the University of Illinois Christian County Extension Office.
For more information, please contact Ashley Belle, Environmental and Energy Stewardship Educator, at the Christian County Extension Office, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville, IL 62568, Phone: 217-287-7246 or via email abelle@illinois.edu.
University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact our office. Universidad de Illinois ofrece igualdad de oportunidades en programas y empleo. Si usted necesita un ajuste razonable para participar en este programa, por favor póngase en contacto con nuestra oficina.
— University of Illinois Extension
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