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Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting

cows in the winter at Dudley Smith Farm
Event Date(s)
Location
Christian County Extension Office, 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville

Winter Meeting Highlights

The Dudley Smith Farm Winter Meeting covers a range of topics related to sustainable agriculture practices and the adoption of technological advances used to assist rural farms across Illinois. 

Winter meeting topics include:

  • Beef Cattle Management
  • Grazing Management
  • Soil Health
  • Nutrient Management
  • Water Quality

Agenda:

9:30 a.m. Registration

9:55 a.m. Welcome and Announcements, Ed Ballard, Dudley Smith Farm Coordinator

10:00 a.m. Cover Crops for Beef Research Projects, Kylie P. Ewing, University of Illinois Graduate Assistant, Animal Sciences

10:25 a.m. How Various Grazing Practices Work for Our Operation, Tanner Mickey, Pana, Illinois

10:50 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Dudley Smith Farm Tile Drainage Phosphorus Loss: Heating up with hot spots and hot moments and future research on Dudley Smith Farm, Laura Christianson, University of Illinois Department of Crop Sciences; Luciano de Oliveira, and Kristin Greer

11:30 a.m. Grazing Management Strategies, Dan Shike, University of Illinois Department of Animal Sciences

Noon Lunch

The meeting is free and open to the public. Advance registration is required. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate, contact Cassie O'Connell, coconne@illinois.edu.

The meeting will be at the Christian County Extension Office located at 1120 N. Webster St., Taylorville