180 -Foraging Around, Lancaster Farming, Saturday, July 13,2002 BLOOMINGTON, Minn. Two events intended for farmers and other agricul tural professionals will be highlights at this year’s American Forage and Grass land Council (AFGC) Annual Conference. The event is scheduled for Julv 14-17 in Bloomington, Min nesota. American Forage and Grassland Council Annual Meeting Howard Johnson Thunderbird Hotel and Convention Center & UMore Park Golf Tournament - not included in the full registration fee Sponsor/Exhibitor Booths and Displays, National Hay Show, National Photo Contest, Volunteer Scientific Poster Set-Up, Silent Auction hems on Display AFGC Board of Directors Meeting Emerging Scientist Program Scientific Poster Session Affiliate Council Advisory Committee Meeting AFGC Business Meeting Depart for Minnesota Night a three hour Dinner Cruise down the beautiful Mississippi River 8 am 1 30 pm 2 45 pm 3 - 30 pm 4.15 pm 5 15 pm Light Breakfast Plenary Session 6'3oam 8.30 am Lunch Volunteer Oral Papers and Scientific Poster Session Nutrient Management Symposium for CCA and ARPAS credits (includes lunch and proceedings) - not nu hided in the full registration fee Fertilizer and Manure Management ot Optimize Forage Productionf or Cattle Dr. Gyles Randall, Umversily of Minnesota Southern Research and Outreach Center IBD (“Applying the Phosphorus Index in Forage-Ruminant Systems”) Drs John Moncnef and Ned Hansen. University of Minnesota Dept of Soil, Water, and Climate 12 noon I pm I pm Discussion Session Social Hour and AFtiC Banquet 6 pm Afniiale/lndustry Breakfast Keynote Address. Die Future of the Agn-Food Industry Are We Ready 7 Jim Prokopanko, Sr. VP, Cargill Forage Spokesperson Contest - Listen to the top forage producers from all over the U S. Depart for Tour Minnesota Dairying: More Than One Future / Lunch Experience Minnesota’s animal agnculluie first hand - lour includes three different types of 6.30 am 8 am 11 30 am innovative operations Barbcque & Live Auction at Wolf Creek Dairy Farm 5-8 pm Depart for Minnesota Alfalfa and Forage Expo at UMore Park. Rosemount, MN The Premier Showcase of Minnesota's Forage Industn includes Educational Program, Field Demonstrations of Forage Harvesting and Handling Equipment, Diagnostic Clinic, Hay Sampling Demonstration bv the National Forage Testing Association, Forage Research Plot Tour, and Sponsor/Exhibitor Displays and Booths 3 pm Return to Thundeibud Hotel 8.30 am Forage Expo, Dairy Tours To Highlight Forage Conference The producer days at the conference will take place July 16 and 17, with a $5O registration fee for the two day segment. Beginning at 8 a.m. July 16, conference participants will hear forage producers from across North America talk about their success in forage production practices July 14-17, 2002 (All events listed below are included m the Full Conference Registration, except the Nutrient Management Symposium and the Golf Tournament) Keynote Address Forage: Star of the North Dr Craig C Sheaffer, University of Minnesota Dept of Agronomy & Plant Genetics Perennial Forages: Preserving Your Future Dr Michael Russelle, USDA-ARS, St Paul, MN Forage Production in Minnesota Dr Paul Peterson, University of Minnesota Dept of Agronomy