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WILLIAMSPORT (Lycoming Co.)
A conference on producing quality
forage will be held at the Holiday Inn
and TGIF in Williamsport on Nov. 17.
The theme of this year’s conference
will be “Quality Forage.”
The program for this conference
will be a break from traditional con
ference formats. The morning will be
spent indoors listening to speakers and
discussing forage-related issues, but
the afternoon will be spent visiting
REGISTRATION SHEET
1998 Quality Forages
Conference
Tuesday, November 17, 1998 J
Namc(s),
Address
Phone
No of People attending @ $lO per j
person i
Total Enclosed!
Registration Deadline is
Monday, November 9, 1998
Make checks payable to.
"Susquehanna Countv Coop Ext ”
Mail Registration form to
Susquehanna County Cooperative
Extension
31 Public Avenue
County Office Building
Montrose, PA 18801
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wrapped with an inoculant, contain no
dirt, no manure, and are wrappod
promptly after cutting. The bales are
wrapped 19 times using three layers of
one-mil plastic.
Steigman uses a 43-foot bale mover
modified for square bales, which he
purchased in the spring. Steigman used
to use a payloader and load 45-foot
tractor-trailers, which used to take too
much time and caused compaction and
plant damage. Now the bale mover
reduces the manpower requirement to
one person and minimizes compaction
and plant damage. The bales are picked
up immediately after baling and deliv
ered to the wrapping lot.
He also maintains test plots of new
alfalfa varieties on his farm. About
seven acres with six different varieties
are kept at the farm. The test plots are
looking at the correct seeding rates for
the hay.
He does his own timothy testing,
looking into what variety works best at
his farm. “Everybody’s got the best,"
he said. But he needs evidence that one
variety will succeed in combinations.
Quality Forage Conference Set
farms which utilize practices and tech
nology discussed during the morning.
This promises to be a very informa
tive conference. Mark your calendar.
1998 Quality Forage Committee
Mark Madden, Penn Stale Extension,
Susquchanna/Bradtord Counties
(717)278-1158
Tom Murphy, Penn State Extension
Lycoming County (717)327-2350
Dave Hartman. Penn State Extension
Columbia County (717)784-6660
Wayne Ray. Endless Mountains RC&D
(717)265-3409
Dave Messcrsmiih, Penn Slate Extension
Wayne County (717)253-5970 Ext 239
J Craig Williams, Penn State Extension
Tioga County (717)724 9120
Duane Pysher, Natural Resource Conservation
Service (717)782 3446
Rick Smith, Penn State Extension
Sullivan County (717)928-8941
Randy Reibson, Sullivan County Cons District
(717)928-7057
James Garner, Susquehanna County Cons District
(717)278-4600
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send in your registration, and make
plans to attend this exciting and in
formative conference.
At this time, over one-half
million forage-producing
acres exist in northeast
Pennsylvania. Since the late
1980’s that acreage has
decreased approximately ten
percent while livestock
numbers have remained
comparatively constant. The
ability of the farmers in this
region to market quality
forages through livestock
products very,< h ,
large and direct influence on
the economic well-being of
their farms, agri-businesses,
and of the greater economic
community at large.
Obtaining, handling and
managing quality forages will
remain of utmost importance
in northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Program Agenda
9:30
Doors Open for Registration
and Visiting with Exhibitors
10:00
Program Introduction and
Breakout Information
Mechanical Track
Harold Harpster PSU
How Feeding Systems Influence Forage
Quality and Animal Performance
Kurt Ruppel. Pioneer Hi-bred
International, Inc.
Managing Storage to Minimizing Losses
Pasture Track
Marvin Hall. PSU
Successful Forage Crop Establishment
Heather Karsten PSU
Managing to Optimize Pasture Production
Board Busses and Eat Lunch
enroute
Mechanical Track
lane
Montgomery County
Pasture Track
Lycoming County
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Arrive back at Holiday Inn
Adjourn
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