By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture
2024 Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council spring conference flyer.
LITTLE ROCK — The May 17 Arkansas Forage and Grassland Council Conference at Jonesboro will offer livestock producers updates on forage improvement research and learn about the use of drones in agriculture.
The conference will be held at the Judd Hill Farmers Market Building, 3350 Aggie Road in Jonesboro. The event opens with registration at 8:30 a.m. and adjourns at 4 p.m. Cost to attend is $35 per person or $15 for students and is payable by cash, check or card at the door. To register or for additional information, contact Linda McCargo, 501-671-2171 or lmccargo@uada.edu.
Indoor presentations and a pasture walk to view current research and demonstration plots will be part of the event.
The spring Arkansas Grassland and Forage Council conference will focus on strengthening a producer's forage game. (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo by Rachel Bearden).
The spring Arkansas Grassland and Forage Council conference will focus on strengthening a producer's forage game. (U of A System Division of Agriculture file photo by Rachel Bearden).
Jonathan Kubesch, extension forage specialist for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, said attendees will hear about forage improvement opportunities.
“When we say that we're strengthening your forage program we come at it both for the folks in north Arkansas as well South Arkansas, using the same principles and applying them to whether you’ve got a cool-season forage base or a warm-season forage base,” he said. “We’re not selling prescriptions we're selling principles.”
Presenters for the event are:
Jeremy Huff, grazing land specialist for Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Bud Kennedy, associate dean of Arkansas State’s College of Agriculture and professor of animal science.
Kenny Simon, extension instructor-forages for the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.
Bronc Finch, extension soil fertility specialist, Division of Agriculture.
Christine Nieman, Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Chris Grimes, Craighead County extension agent for the Division of Agriculture.
Jonathan Kubesch, extension forage specialist for the Division of Agriculture.
Danny Griffin, Van Buren County extension staff chair for the Division of Agriculture.
Jeff Dickens, Dickens Ag Drone LLC and Rantizo.
To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu. Follow us on X and Instagram at @AR_Extension. To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu. Follow on X at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on X at @AgInArk.