The University of Illinois Extension Office in Taylorville will be the site for the Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 11, 2020. The meeting will feature a variety of topics including beef cattle management, grazing management, nutrient mangement, and water quailty. The meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. We look forward to seeing you!

Program: Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting

9:30 a.m. - Registration

9:50 a.m. - Welcome and Announcements

Ashley Belle, PhD, Extension Educator, Environmental & Energy Stewardship

10:00 a.m. - Managing Commercial Beef Cow Herd in Central Illinois

Travis Meteer, Extension Educator, Commercial Agriculture

10:25 a.m. - Local Producer Perspective: Management of Commercial Beef Cattle and Cropping System

Dennis Beyers, Oconee, IL

10:45 a.m. - Spotlight on Grazing

Ed Ballard, Dudley Smith Farm Coordinator

10:55 a.m. - Break

11:10 a.m. - Pasture Infiltration Research Update

U of I Department of Crop Sciences

11:30 a.m. - Dudley Smith Water Quality and Nutrient Management Research Update

Giovani Preza-Fontes, PhD Student

Kristin Greer, Senior Research Specialist

U of I Department of Crop Sciences

11:50 a.m. - Program Evaluation

12:00 p.m. - Lunch