Alfalfa
Information
LAS VEGAS, Nev. Us
Vegas is the site for the 2000 Na
tional Alfalfa Symposium Dec.
10-12.
Members of the alfalfa indus
try from growers to industry ex
perts will gather to hear the
latest research and ideas about
alfalfa production.
Sponsored by the California
Alfalfa Workgroup and the Al
falfa Council, the program is de
signed to help anyone involved
in alfalfa production become
more efficient and profitable.
“Our plans for the 2000 pro
gram are to thoroughly study al
falfa production practices and
concerns from a western per
spective. We’ve designed a pro
gram to address these needs and
address not only western grower
concerns, but all regions of the
U.S. as well,’’ said Dr. Dan
Putnam, extension forage spe
cialist with the University of
Califomia-Davis and program
chair for the symposium.
“National Alfalfa Symposia
have a long history of covering
all aspects of this legume from
production practices to environ
mental concerns to marketing
with some of the best research
ers and company experts in the
industry.”
As the foremost meeting on
alfalfa in the United States, the
program committee expects
nearly 600 growers, industry
representatives, and marketers
to attend. The meeting at the
Las Vegas Hilton will open on
Sunday, Dec. 10, with a tour of
alfalfa production, a tour of
Hoover Dam, a modem choco
late factory, and field demon
stration plots near Las Vegas.
Presentations will begin on
Monday morning and continue
through Tuesday afternoon.
Sponsors and exhibitors are wel
come.
For more information on re
gistering for the meeting, visit
www.alfalfn.org or call Nikki Pi
canco at (530) 752-0700.
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