The 2017 Kentucky Grazing Conference will focus on pasture management to control weeds and improve  pasture production and will be held: October 17th in Lexington and October 18th in Hopkinsville. The Keynote speaker is Kathy Voth,  who has presented nationally on using grazing to control weeds and is a founding partner and editor of the popular online newsletter “On Pasture.”

Other speakers will discuss management and chemical options to control weeds including: Dr. Chris Teutsch, UK; Dr. Scott Flynn, DOW; Dr. Greg Brann, NRCS; Dr. Michael Flessner, VT; and Bill Payne, retired dairyman. The popular KFGC Forage Spokesperson contest will be held at the Lexington location. Early registration is $40 and ends October 4 or you may choose the value option of conference registration plus a one year KFGC membership for $50. KY Forage and Grassland Council membership is normally $25. Early registration ends October 4th. Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are also available.

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Program

7: 45 am Registration, Exhibits, Silent Auction and Refreshments
8:45 Welcome and Introductions ~ Dr. Ray Smith
9:00 Weed Grazing: Science and Theory ~ Kathy Voth, Livestock for
Landscapes
9:45 Soil Fertility and Grazing Management as Part of an Integrated
Weed Control Program ~ Dr. Chris Teutsch, UK Forage Specialist
10:30 Break and Visit with Sponsors
11:00 Emerging Technologies in Weed Control ~ Dr. Scott Flynn, DOW
11:30 Perspectives from New Zealand ~ Bill Payne, Producer and TSP
11:50 KFGC Business Meeting
12:10 Lunch and Visit with Sponsors
1:00 pm Mixed Species Grazing as Part of an Integrated Weed Control
Program ~ Dr. Greg Brann, Retired NRCS Grazing Specialist
1:30 Herbicides as Part of an Integrated Weed Control Program
~ Dr. Michael Flessner, Virginia Tech Weed Specialist
2:15 Weed Grazing: Putting Science into Practice ~ Kathy Voth, Livestock
for Landscapes
2:45 KFGC Forage Spokesperson Contest
4:00 Discussion
4:15 Turn in Survey and Adjourn