Presentation, DCLA Spring Livestock Conference: New Forages, Forage Traits

At the DCLA Spring Livestock Conference, Sutherlin, Oregon:

My talk (4:30-5:30) is entitled “New Forages, Traits We Can Use”. I’ll focus on the new species and cultivars that can be utilized in PNW pastures on the west side of the Cascades (Western Oregon, Western Washington, and the north Coastal area of California). Forages like the improved hybrid brassicas, BMR sorghum-sudangrass, Grazing Brome, Italian Ryegrass, Balansa and Persian clovers, the new cultivars of Tall Fescue, and a few surprising others.

This is an educational event put on by the Douglas County Livestock Association (DCLA). The Conference begins at 1:30 and ends with an after-dinner speaker at 8:00 pm. Held at the Umpqua Golf Resort, just west of I-5 at Exit 136. There will be lots of educational sessions and also a delicious tri-tip BBQ. And the entire event is free!