09/15/05 Graziers Conference

09/15/05 Graziers Conference

Washington Ag September 15, 2005 The 2005 Washington State Graziers' Conference and WSU Beef Information Day will be held in conjunction at the Best Western Lake Inn in Moses Lake next week, September 23rd and 24th. The events are organized by WSU Extension. Sara Smith WSU Area Extension Educator says nationally recognized grazing and range specialist Dr. Derek Baily of New Mexico State University will be the featured speaker at the Graziers' Conference on the 23rd. Smith: "He has worked with grazing behaviors of animals and how to manage their behavior to optimize not only production but also environmental impacts from grazing. So he is going to be our featured speaker in the morning." WSU Extension Forage Extension Educator Dr. John Kugler will speak at the luncheon. Smith: "He is going to talk about a research study he is doing here on-farm where he has used the hoof action of animals to reseed pastures where we can't do normal, typical tilling of the ground." In the afternoon presentations will be made by the WSU Livestock Extension Water Quality Team on Confined Animal Feeding Operations. For more info contact Smith at 509-754-2011, extension 413. I'm Bob Hoff.
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