EVENT COVERAGE

New to World Dairy Expo, the FFA Dairy Forage Quiz was organized and conducted by the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in conjunction with the World Forage Analysis Superbowl.

A three-member FFA team from Hillsboro High School in Hillsboro, Wisconsin, won the 24th annual World Forage Management Cup contest held on October 4 at the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin.

The National Hay Association held their 116th Annual Convention September 14-17, 2011, in Seattle, Washington.

White Clover Dairy in Jerome, Idaho was the location for a demonstration of the Jamesway NUTRI-JECTOR high-speed manure injection system on September 20, 2011. 

The University of Idaho, in conjunction with Mycogen Seed Company, recently held its Forage Harvest Field Day at the Kimberly Research and Extension Center.

The 2011 Ozark Empire Fair Hay Show, in Springfield, Missouri, had the least entries since the show began in 1985. A very wet, cool May, followed by a unusually dry June and July were the main causes for not entering by southwest Missouri farmers.