• By April Bowman
• Posted Friday, March 8, 2024

Forage Growers Conference

Join N.C. Cooperative Extension on Wednesday, April 17 from 9 a.m. (first speaker starts) - 3 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall of Antioch Christian Church located at 5789 Antioch Church Road Seagrove, NC 27341 for a deep dive into forage production topics!

Registration will open at 8:30 am and the first presentation will begin at 9:00. There will be breaks between topics to give attendees the chance to interact with the Conference Sponsors/Trade Show. Topics include:

• forage management plans/calendars
• forages species selection (including Native Warm-Season Grasses and niche species)
• weed control without herbicides
• soil fertility
• bale grazing

• Dr. Chris Teutsch from the University of Kentucky
• Brad Thompson Agronomist with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
• Cody Wright, Producer

This workshop carries three hours of pesticide credits (K, N, O, D, & X) and 3 hours of animal waste credits, so bring your license numbers to the workshop.

A hot lunch will be covered by your $20 registration fee.

We will wrap up the day by visiting a farm with a Bale Grazing test plot!

Register on Eventbrite.

For more information, email, April Bowman, Extension Agent, Livestock, Forages, and 4-H Youth Development at awbowman@ncsu.edu or call 336-703-2855.